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Willie Shaw 1922 - 2008

Willie S Shaw of Burlington, Alamance County, NC was born on June 11, 1922, and died at age 86 years old on October 7, 2008.
Willie S Shaw
Burlington, Alamance County, NC 27217
June 11, 1922
October 7, 2008
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Willie S Shaw's History: 1922 - 2008

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  • 06/11
    1922

    Birthday

    June 11, 1922
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Columbus County, North Carolina United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34115396 Enlisted: June 30, 1941 in Ft Bragg North Carolina Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 10/7
    2008

    Death

    October 7, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1922, in the year that Willie Shaw was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1952, at the age of 30 years old, Willie was alive when on July 2, Dr. Jonas E. Salk tested the first dead-virus polio vaccine on 43 children. The worst epidemic of polio had broken out that year - in the U.S. there were 58,000 cases reported. Of these, 3,145 people had died and 21,269 were left with mild to disabling paralysis.
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Willie Shaw's Family Tree & Friends

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