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Willis Barnes 1907 - 1987

Willis Barnes of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina was born on June 15, 1907, and died at age 80 years old in August 1987.
Willis Barnes
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina 27602
June 15, 1907
August 1987
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Willis Barnes' History: 1907 - 1987

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  • 06/15
    1907

    Birthday

    June 15, 1907
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  • 08/dd
    1987

    Death

    August 1987
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    Willis Barnes lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1907, in the year that Willis Barnes was born, the Monongah coal mining disaster occurred on December 6th, happening at the Fairmont Coal Company’s No. 6 and No. 8 mines.. Over 361 miners were killed. Because there was no breathing apparatus at the time to help rescuers, recovery efforts were greatly hampered. It is considered the worst mining disaster in American history and led to government oversight in mining practices.
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In 1916, Willis was merely 9 years old when 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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