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Anthony Charles Shimaitis Jr 1921 - 1967

Anthony Charles Shimaitis Jr of Fairfield County, Connecticut United States was born on March 4, 1921 in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY, and died at age 46 years old on June 3, 1967. Anthony Shimaitis was buried on June 8, 1967 at Long Island National Cemetery Wellwood Avenue - Section 2D Site 4114, in Farmingdale.
Anthony Charles Shimaitis Jr
Fairfield County, Connecticut United States
March 4, 1921
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States
June 3, 1967
New York, United States
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  • Introduction

    Anthony Charles Shimaitis Jr was born on March 4, 1921 in Brooklyn, NY to parents Anthony Charles Shimaitis and Veronica Shimaitis. He had an older sister, Josephine Shimaitis. He lived in New York and enlisted on March 5, 1943 in Hartford Connecticut. He served in the military from March 13, 1943 until March 22, 1946 and was a Sgt in the US Army during World War II.
  • 03/4
    1921

    Birthday

    March 4, 1921
    Birthdate
    Brooklyn, Kings County, New York United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    He was white. Both of his parents were born in Lithuania and immigrated to the United States.
  • Early Life & Education

    He was a high school graduate and also completed 4 years of college.
  • Military Service

    Anthony Charles Shimaitis enlisted on March 5, 1943 in Hartford Connecticut (Military serial#: 31327062). He was a private and his terms of enlistment were, "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". He served in the military from March 13, 1943 until March 22, 1946 and was a Sgt in the US Army during World War II.
  • Professional Career

    In 1942, he was employed by the "Acme Shear Co" in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
  • 06/3
    1967

    Death

    June 3, 1967
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    New York United States
    Death location
  • 06/8
    1967

    Gravesite & Burial

    June 8, 1967
    Funeral date
    Long Island National Cemetery Wellwood Avenue - Section 2D Site 4114, in Farmingdale, Ny 11735
    Burial location
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In 1921, in the year that Anthony Charles Shimaitis Jr was born, in May, the Emergency Quota Act - or Emergency Immigration Act - was passed. The law restricted the number of immigrants to 357,000 per year. It also established an immigration quota in which only 3 per cent of the total population of any ethnic group already in the USA in 1910, could be admitted to America after 1921. Although the Act was supposed to be temporary, it stayed in effect until 1965.
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In 1932, Anthony was just 11 years old when five years to the day after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Newfoundland to Ireland, the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo and the first to replicate Lindbergh's feat. She flew over 2,000 miles in just under 15 hours.
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