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Melvin J Land 1927 - 2006

Melvin J Land of West Des Moines, Polk County, IA was born on May 15, 1927, and died at age 78 years old on April 1, 2006.

Melvin J Land
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West Des Moines, Polk County, IA 50265
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May 15, 1927
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  • 05/15
    1927

    Birthday

    May 15, 1927
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    Lee County, Iowa United States

  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 17208687 Enlisted: September 26, 1946 in Ft Snelling Minnesota Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Panama Canal Department

  • Professional Career

    Tinsmiths, Coppersmiths, And Sheet Metal Workers
  • 04/1
    2006

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    April 1, 2006
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In 1927, in the year that Melvin J Land was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1942, he was just 15 years old when due to World War II, automobile production in the United States was stopped on February 1st. A tire rationing program had begun the month before. Detroit - the main hub of car manufacturing - was ordered to free up assembly lines for military production. The president of the Automobile Manufacturers Association said “The automotive industry is in this war all the way". Some dealerships had to close and others expanded their repair shops. The used car market boomed (as did a black market in used cars).
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Land, Eva (Born Dec 24, 1892) Land, John (Born Apr 29, 1875) Land, Rose (Jul 26, 1908 - Dec 27, 2005) Land, Marjorie (Mar 30, 1910 - Apr 11, 1992) Land, Donald (Nov 26, 1938 - Jul 3, 2005) Land, Fanny (Aug 25, 1895 - Dec 1987) Land, Henry (Apr 3, 1933 - Oct 13, 2010) Land, Dallas (Oct 20, 1910 - Feb 1976) Land, Alice (Jan 11, 1902 - Mar 1992) Land, Robert (Sep 17, 1924 - Oct 6, 1999)
Land, Lelia (Apr 29, 1941 - Mar 27, 2004) Land, Corrine (Jul 8, 1925 - Apr 3, 2001) Land, Patrick (Jun 30, 1973 - Oct 7, 1994) Land, Raymond (Dec 26, 1913 - Feb 1974) Land, Frank (Mar 18, 1885 - Sep 1968) Land, Joseph (Apr 10, 1914 - Aug 4, 2011) Land, John (Mar 2, 1911 - Feb 3, 1995) Land, Edmund (Nov 26, 1882 - Jul 1963) Land, Ancel (Mar 4, 1915 - Jan 6, 1992) Land, John (Jan 9, 1937 - Apr 19, 1994)
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