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William R Willett 1935 - 2012

William R Willett was born on August 24, 1935, and died at age 76 years old on April 29, 2012. William Willett was buried at Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery Section I 3 Site 1176 11301 Crain Highway, in Cheltenham, Md. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William R Willett.
William R Willett
August 24, 1935
April 29, 2012
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  • 08/24
    1935

    Birthday

    August 24, 1935
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC
  • 04/29
    2012

    Death

    April 29, 2012
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    Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery Section I 3 Site 1176 11301 Crain Highway, in Cheltenham, Md 20623
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In 1935, in the year that William R Willett was born, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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In 1941, he was just 6 years old when on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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