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Harry Gowdey 1916 - 1976

Harry Gowdey was born on July 30, 1916, and died at age 59 years old in May 1976. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Harry Gowdey.

Harry Gowdey
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    Harry Gowdey lived 20 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 59.
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In 1916, in the year that Harry Gowdey was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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In 1934, Harry was 18 years old when on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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Gowdey, John (Feb 18, 1916 - Feb 14, 1995) Gowdey, Marion (Jan 20, 1918 - Dec 7, 1995) Gowdey, Martin (Jan 16, 1915 - Jun 1, 1989) Gowdey Norma, Marilyn (Oct 6, 1944 - Apr 7, 1998) Gowdey, Cecelia (Mar 27, 1912 - Sep 24, 1990) Gowdey, William (Oct 29, 1894 - Mar 1976) Gowdey, Mabel (Aug 4, 1888 - May 1974) Gowdey, Milton (Jun 21, 1919 - Oct 8, 1991) Gowdey, Mary (Oct 2, 1897 - Dec 1992) Gowdey, Herbert (Jun 16, 1939 - May 8, 2005)
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