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Willis Charles Oaks 1925 - 2008

Willis Charles Oaks of Schenectady, Schenectady County, NY was born on April 25, 1925, and died at age 83 years old on May 28, 2008. Willis Oaks was buried at Gerald B.h. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery Section G15 Site 33 200 Duell Road, in Schuylerville.
Willis Charles Oaks
Schenectady, Schenectady County, NY 12302
April 25, 1925
May 28, 2008
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Willis Charles Oaks' History: 1925 - 2008

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  • 04/25
    1925

    Birthday

    April 25, 1925
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Air Forces Rank attained: 1ST LT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 05/28
    2008

    Death

    May 28, 2008
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Gerald B.h. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery Section G15 Site 33 200 Duell Road, in Schuylerville, Ny 12871
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In 1925, in the year that Willis Charles Oaks was born, gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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In 1943, when he was 18 years old, 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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