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William Simon Powell 1916 - 1995

William Simon Powell was born on July 16, 1916, and died at age 78 years old on March 1, 1995. William Powell was buried at Riverside National Cemetery Section 47 Site 753 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside, Ca. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Simon Powell.
William Simon Powell
July 16, 1916
March 1, 1995
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  • 07/16
    1916

    Birthday

    July 16, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: CPL Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 03/1
    1995

    Death

    March 1, 1995
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Riverside National Cemetery Section 47 Site 753 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside, Ca 92518
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In 1916, in the year that William Simon Powell was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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In 1924, he was only 8 years old when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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