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William Sarkela 1901 - 1945

William Sarkela was born on March 8, 1901, and died at age 44 years old in November 1945. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Sarkela.
William Sarkela
March 8, 1901
November 1945
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  • 03/8
    1901

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    March 8, 1901
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  • 11/dd
    1945

    Death

    November 1945
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    William Sarkela lived 28 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 44.
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In 1901, in the year that William Sarkela was born, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded. Chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel, who died in 1896, had provided in his will for prizes in physics, chemistry, and physiology or medicine, who have produced the most distinguished literary work of an idealist tendency, and who have contributed the most toward world peace. The winners in 1901 were: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen for physics, Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff for chemistry, Emil Adolf von Behring for physiology or medicine, Sully Prudhomme for literature, and Jean Henry Dunant and Frédéric Passy for peace.
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In 1917, William was 16 years old when in April, the U.S. entered World War I, declaring war against Germany. President Wilson had previously declared neutrality in the war - a position supported by the majority of Americans - but after Germany declared that they would sink all ships trading with Great Britain and sunk U.S. ships, public opinion began to change. Then the Lusitania was sunk, killing 1,201 - including 128 Americans - and more U.S. ships were sunk. The U.S. could stand aside no longer.
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