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Arthur Lee Wilkins Jr 1921 - 1990

Arthur Lee Wilkins Jr was born on April 21, 1921, and died at age 68 years old on January 9, 1990. Arthur Wilkins was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section D Site 2080 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Arthur Lee Wilkins Jr.
Arthur Lee Wilkins Jr
April 21, 1921
January 9, 1990
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  • 04/21
    1921

    Birthday

    April 21, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 01/9
    1990

    Death

    January 9, 1990
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Willamette National Cemetery Section D Site 2080 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1921, in the year that Arthur Lee Wilkins Jr 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 1945, Arthur was 24 years old when on April 12th, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia. At 1p, he was sitting for a portrait when he complained that he had a "terrific pain" in the back of his head and collapsed. A doctor was summoned and the doctor gave him a shot of adrenaline into his heart. It didn't help and he was pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m. A slow moving train took him back to Washington D.C. while thousands of mourners lined the tracks. He was buried at his home in Hyde Park, New York.
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