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Wilson G Chess 1921 - 1997

Wilson G Chess of Hazlehurst, Copiah County, MS was born on July 10, 1921, and died at age 76 years old on December 5, 1997.
Wilson G Chess
Hazlehurst, Copiah County, MS 39083
July 10, 1921
December 5, 1997
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  • 07/10
    1921

    Birthday

    July 10, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Copiah County, Mississippi United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34610018 Enlisted: December 17, 1942 in Cp Shelby Mississippi Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 12/5
    1997

    Death

    December 5, 1997
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1921, in the year that Wilson G Chess was born, 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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In 1934, at the age of only 13 years old, Wilson was alive when on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
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