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Sylvia Zwiers 1916 - 1994

Sylvia Zwiers of Hometown, Cook County, IL was born on July 12, 1916, and died at age 77 years old in January 1994.
Sylvia Zwiers
Hometown, Cook County, IL 60456
July 12, 1916
January 1994
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Sylvia Zwiers' History: 1916 - 1994

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  • 07/12
    1916

    Birthday

    July 12, 1916
    Birthdate
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  • 01/dd
    1994

    Death

    January 1994
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Sylvia Zwiers lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1916, in the year that Sylvia Zwiers 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 1921, at the age of merely 5 years old, Sylvia was alive when 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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