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Bessant Shields 1915 - 2009

Bessant Shields of San Diego, San Diego County, California was born on April 5, 1915, and died at age 94 years old on June 28, 2009.
Bessant Shields
San Diego, San Diego County, California 92113
April 5, 1915
June 28, 2009
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  • 04/5
    1915

    Birthday

    April 5, 1915
    Birthdate
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  • 06/28
    2009

    Death

    June 28, 2009
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Bessant Shields lived 22 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 94.
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In 1915, in the year that Bessant Shields was born, the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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In 1937, when this person was 22 years old, on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.
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