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Helen M Groothuis 1916 - 2009

Helen M Groothuis of Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, IA was born on May 27, 1916, and died at age 92 years old on April 25, 2009.
Helen M Groothuis
Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, IA 50613
May 27, 1916
April 25, 2009
Female
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  • 05/27
    1916

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    May 27, 1916
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  • 04/25
    2009

    Death

    April 25, 2009
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    Helen M Groothuis lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 92.
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In 1916, in the year that Helen M Groothuis 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 1942, Helen was 26 years old when from January 7th through April 9th, the Battle of Bataan was fought in the Philippines. At the end of the battle, the U.S. and Filipino forces surrendered and a three-year occupation of the Philippines by Japan began. Between 60,000 and 80,000 American and Filipino soldiers surrendered and were marched around 60 to 69 miles - most were beaten, abused, or killed. Named the Bataan Death March, it was later declared to be a war crime.
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