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William R Borrows 1920 - 2011

William Robert Borrows of Seattle, King County, WA was born on April 16, 1920, and died at age 91 years old on July 18, 2011. William Borrows was buried at Tahoma National Cemetery Section 28B Site 747 18600 Se 240th St, in Kent.
William Robert Borrows
Seattle, King County, WA 98155
April 16, 1920
July 18, 2011
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William Robert Borrows' History: 1920 - 2011

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  • 04/16
    1920

    Birthday

    April 16, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    King County, Washington United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of College
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Air Forces Rank attained: SSGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 19111995 Enlisted: February 22, 1943 in Santa Ana California Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Aviation Cadet, Reserves - Exclusive Of Regular Army Reserve And Officers Of The Officers Reserve Corps On Active Duty Under The Thomason Act (officers And Enlisted Men -- O.r.c. And E.r.c., And Nurses-reserve Status) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Structural- And Ornamental-metal Workers
  • 07/18
    2011

    Death

    July 18, 2011
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Tahoma National Cemetery Section 28B Site 747 18600 Se 240th St, in Kent, Wa 98042
    Burial location
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In 1920, in the year that William R Borrows was born, speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.
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In 1944, he was 24 years old when on December 16th, The Battle of the Bulge began in the Ardennes forest on the Western Front. Lasting for a little over a month, the battle began with a surprise attack by Germany on the Allied forces The U.S. suffered their highest casualties of any operation in World War II - 89,000 were casualties, around 8,600 killed - but Germany also severely depleted their resources and they couldn't be replaced.
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