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Willis R Hammond 1904 - 1988

Willis R Hammond was born on December 17, 1904, and died at age 83 years old on September 16, 1988. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Willis R Hammond.
Willis R Hammond
December 17, 1904
September 16, 1988
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  • 12/17
    1904

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    December 17, 1904
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  • 09/16
    1988

    Death

    September 16, 1988
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    Willis R Hammond lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1904, in the year that Willis R Hammond was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1921, when he was 17 years old, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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