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Willie Leon Wilson 1933 - 1988

Willie Leon Wilson was born on July 1, 1933, and died at age 55 years old on October 21, 1988. Willie Wilson was buried at Riverside National Cemetery Section 15 Site 730 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside, Ca. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Willie Leon Wilson.
Willie Leon Wilson
July 1, 1933
October 21, 1988
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Willie Leon Wilson's History: 1933 - 1988

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  • 07/1
    1933

    Birthday

    July 1, 1933
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: EM3 Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 10/21
    1988

    Death

    October 21, 1988
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Riverside National Cemetery Section 15 Site 730 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside, Ca 92518
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In 1933, in the year that Willie Leon Wilson was born, Frances Perkins became the first woman to hold a cabinet-level position, appointed by President Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor. She told him that her priorities would be a 40-hour work week, a minimum wage, unemployment compensation, worker’s compensation, abolition of child labor, direct federal aid to the states for unemployment relief, Social Security, a revitalized federal employment service, and universal health insurance. President Roosevelt approved of all of them and most them were implemented during his terms as President. She served until his death in 1945.
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In 1943, at the age of only 10 years old, Willie was alive when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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