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William P Kesel Jr 1916 - 1986

William Paul Kesel Jr of Madison, New Haven County, CT was born on November 18, 1916 in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York United States, and died at age 69 years old in February 1986 in Branford, New Haven County, CT.
William Paul Kesel Jr
Madison, New Haven County, CT 06443
November 18, 1916
Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, 11550, United States
February 1986
Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
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  • Introduction

    William Paul Kesel Jr. was born to William Paul Kesel (1886 - 1957) and Maybelle McKnight (1891 - 1980), and he had a sister Romelyn Kesel (1914-1996). He was married to Lillian Elliot Wells Kemp (1920-2015) and they had a son.
  • 11/18
    1916

    Birthday

    November 18, 1916
    Birthdate
    Hempstead, Nassau County, New York 11550, United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    William was born in Hempstead New York where he lived until around 1930 when he lived in Valley, Nassau County. By 1966 he lived in Westport Connecticut, in 1970 Dallas Texas, and by 1982 in Guilford Connecticut. William passed away in Branford Connecticut in 1986.
  • Early Life & Education

    William had completed four years of college when he enlisted in the military in 1942.
  • Military Service

    William was a World War 2 Veteran. His military details are as follows: Military serial#: 19074331 Enlisted: January 8, 1942 in Seattle Washington Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Retail Managers
  • 02/dd
    1986

    Death

    February 1986
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut United States
    Death location
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In 1916, in the year that William P Kesel Jr 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 1937, by the time he was 21 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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