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William L Smith 1922 - 2000

William L Smith of Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS was born on November 27, 1922, and died at age 77 years old on May 28, 2000.
William L Smith
Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS 67214
November 27, 1922
May 28, 2000
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William L Smith's History: 1922 - 2000

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  • 11/27
    1922

    Birthday

    November 27, 1922
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Rice County, Kansas United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 20734721 Enlisted: May 20, 1941 Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 05/28
    2000

    Death

    May 28, 2000
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1922, in the year that William L Smith was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1940, he was 18 years old when on November 5th, President Franklin Roosevelt was elected to a third term, defeating Wendell Willkie of Indiana (a corporate lawyer). Roosevelt running for a third term was controversial. But the U.S. was emerging from the Great Recession and he promised that he would not involve the country in any foreign war (which of course changed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor). Roosevelt defeated Willkie in the popular vote by 54.7 to 44.8% and in the Electoral College 449 to 82.
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