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Rolla Andrew Thorgerson

26 Sep 1912 - 4 Dec 1955

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Rolla Andrew Thorgerson

26 Sep 1912 - 4 Dec 1955

The burial record of Rolla Andrew Thorgerson. Cemetery: Willamette National Cemetery, Location: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States. Birth: 26 Sep 1912, Death: 4 Dec 1955.

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Rolla Andrew Thorgerson

Born: 26 Sep 1912

Died: 4 Dec 1955

Willamette National Cemetery

11800 SE Mt Scott Blvd

Portland, Multnomah, Oregon

United States

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Department of Veterans Affairs
Cemetery: WILLAMETTE NATIONAL CEMETERY
Plot: SECTION H SITE 778
Website: http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/willamette.asp
Address: 11800 SE MT. SCOTT BOULEVARD PORTLAND, OR 97086
Phone: (503) 273-5250
VA ID: 3542037

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MACHINIST\'S MATE 1ST CLASS PETTY OFFICER

US NAVY

WORLD WAR II

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Rolla Andrew Thorgerson was born on 26 Sep 1912

Rolla Andrew Thorgerson was 8 years old when The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage in America. The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex. It was adopted on August 18, 1920.

Rolla Andrew Thorgerson was 18 years old when Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million (equivalent to $2,197,000,000 in 2017) public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy. The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; in most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late-1930s. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century. In the 21st century, the Great Depression is commonly used as an example of how far the world's economy can decline.

Rolla Andrew Thorgerson was 29 years old when World War II: Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa. Nazi Germany is the common English name for Germany between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party (NSDAP) controlled the country through a dictatorship. Under Hitler's rule, Germany was transformed into a totalitarian state that controlled nearly all aspects of life via the Gleichschaltung legal process. The official name of the state was Deutsches Reich until 1943 and Großdeutsches Reich from 1943 to 1945. Nazi Germany is also known as the Third Reich, from German Drittes Reich, meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", the first two being the Holy Roman Empire and the German Empire. The Nazi regime ended after the Allied Powers defeated Germany in May 1945, ending World War II in Europe.

Rolla Andrew Thorgerson died on 4 Dec 1955 at the age of 43

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