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Willie Simmons 1916 - 2009

Willie Simmons of Mulberry, Polk County, Florida was born on May 11, 1916, and died at age 93 years old on August 2, 2009.
Willie Simmons
Mulberry, Polk County, Florida 33860
May 11, 1916
August 2, 2009
Male
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Willie Simmons' History: 1916 - 2009

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  • 05/11
    1916

    Birthday

    May 11, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Polk County, Florida United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34050943 Enlisted: April 2, 1941 in Cp Blanding Florida Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • 08/2
    2009

    Death

    August 2, 2009
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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Did you know?
In 1916, in the year that Willie Simmons 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 1928, when he was merely 12 years old, aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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Willie Simmons' Family Tree & Friends

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