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Walter Gorton 1909 - 1981

Walter Gorton of Newburgh, Orange County, NY was born on May 13, 1909, and died at age 72 years old in August 1981.
Walter Gorton
Newburgh, Orange County, NY 12550
May 13, 1909
August 1981
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In 1909, in the year that Walter Gorton was born, William Howard Taft became the 27th President of the United States on March 4th. Previously Secretary of War, Judge on the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, Solicitor General of the U.S., and Governor of both the Philippines and Cuba, Taft was the only President who went on to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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In 1921, at the age of just 12 years old, Walter 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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