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Harley James Wilds Sr.
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Harley James Wilds Sr. 1/14/1916 - 5/8/1969 (Shown at age 26)
| Harley James Wilds, Sr., was born on January 14, 1916 in Melford, Illinois and died on May 8, 1969 in Jacksonville, Florida. He lived to be 53 years old.
Harley was a Master Sergeant and a gunner on a B-25 in the US Air Force and stationed in various places during World War II. He was shot down over Julich Germany and taken as a POW. He survived the death march to Poland and was liberated. He married Josephine Davis in 1942, they divorced. They had two children. In 1951 or 52 he married Violet Mae Dale. She had three children of her own, that Harley adopted. Harley and Violet also had two children of their own: Jimmy Kyle Wilds (1952- 2005) and
Sandra F. Wilds
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| Census | 1/15/1920 | Van Buren IN (Brown County) | 4 yrs old | Recorded as family #89: Samuel Wilds (age 34), Della (wife, age 33), Gladys (daughter, age 12), Telma (daughter, age 7), Harold (son, age 8), Harley (son age 3 years and 11 months). The two youngest children (Harold and Harley) were born in Illinois while everyone else was born in Indiana. Samuel states that his father was born in England and his mother in Indiana. He also states that he is working on a farm as a laborer. |
| Census | 4/15/1930 | Pilot Grove MN (Faribault County) | 14 yrs old | Recorded as family #105: Samuel C. Wilds (age 43, born in Indiana), Della (wife, age 43, born in Indiana), Harold (son, age 17, born in Indiana), Harley (son, age 14, born in Illinois), Hershal (son, age 11, born in Indiana), Sylvia (daughter, age 9, born in Iowa), Horace (son, age 7, born in Iowa). Samuel and Della were married when they were 18 years old. All of the children are attending school and those 11 years old and older can read and write. They are renting a home and own a radio. Samuel's father was born in England and his mother in Germany. Della's parents were born in Indiana. Samuel states his occupation as farmer and does not provide an estimate for his property. Samuel also states that he is a veteran. |
| Military | 9/29/1944 | IA | 28 yrs old | Name:Harley J. Wilds,
Race: white,
Residence: Iowa,
Report date: Sept.29, 1944,
Last report: July 1944,
Grade: Staff Sergeant,
Grade report: Major or Asst. superintendent of nurses or Director of nurses or Director of dietitians or Director of physical therapy aides or Staff Sergeant or Technician 3d Grade or Lt. Commander or Petty Officer, 2nd Class
Service Branch:Army,
Arm or Service:Air Corps,
Organization Type: Bombardment, Light,
Parent Unit Type:Group/Regiment/Commands/System,
European Theatre: Germany,
Detaining Country:Germany,
Camp:091,
Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated,
Report Source: Individual has been reported through sources considered official.
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| Military | 1/1/1945 | | 28 yrs old | Name: Harley James Wilds,
Gender: männlich (Male),
Nationality: Amerika,
Record Type: Medical,
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1916,
Residence Place: Oberursel Obertaunus,
Notes: Medical and health authorities’ records concerning foreigners
Reference Number: 02010101 oS
Document ID: 70457396, Registration of Foreigners and German Persecutees, 1939-1947 |
| Census | 1/1/1945 | Blountstown, precint 1 FL (Calhoun County) | 28 yrs old | J. I. Davis (age 57 ), Florence Davis (50), Stenson Davis(32), Delano Howard (12), Amos Howard Jr.(10) George B. Howard (8), Sandra Joe Howard (6), Ronnie Johnson (4). next door - Harley Wilds(29), Josephine Wilds(29), Silvia Wilds(2) & Harley Wilds Jr.(0) - All were born in FL, except Harley born in Iowa, he is in the Army and has a 11th gr. education. J.I. has a 2nd gr., Florence a 7th gr., Stenson has a 7th, Delano a 7th gr. and Josephine has a 7th grade education. Amos has a 5th gr. and George has a 2nd gr. education. J. I. is a Policeman. |
| Other | 1/1/1946 | FL (Calhoun County) | 29 yrs old | Florida Divorce Index - H. J. Wilds divorced Josephine D. Wilds - book: 368 - Certificate Number: 20698 |
| Newspaper | 3/7/1959 | MN (Freeborn County) | 43 yrs old | Samuel Wilds Dies at Age 73
Samuel C. Wilds, 607 East 8th Street, 73, died at 10:03 p.m. Saturday night at Naeve Hospital. Ill for two years, death was caused by cancer.
A native of Queensville, Ind., he was born Dec. 31, 1885. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wilds, Sr.
He married Stella May Brooks in 1903 at Columbus, Ind. A farmer most of his life he lived at Carroll, Iowa until 1928 when he moved to a farm near Blue Earth. He has been an employe at Wilson & Co. since moving to Albert Lea 15 years ago.
A member of the First Methodist Church he was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, two sisters and one daughter Mrs. Lynn (Gladys) Knight.
His wife, Della May and six children survive. The two duaghters are Mrs. Thomas (Velma) Pachl and Mrs. Sylvia O'Rourko both of Albert Lea. The sons are Harold H., Herschel E. and Horace G. all of Albert Lea and M.Sgt. Harley J. Wilds stationed at San Antonio, Tex. Also surviving are 24 grandchildren, and six sisters and 2 brothers in Indiana.
Services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at the First Methodist Church with the Rev. Paul W. Neal officiating. Burial will be at the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call at the Bonnerup and Son Funeral Home. |
| Other | 5/8/1969 | Pensacola FL (Escambia County) | 53 yrs old | Social Security Death Index: Harley J. Wilds, SSN issued in Iowa before 1951, born 1/14/1916 and died May 1969. He was a resident of Jacksonville, FL at the time of his death. |
| Graveyard/Tombstone | 5/9/1969 | Graceland Cemetery MN | 53 yrs old | Harley J. Wilds - Minnesota - M SGT US Air Force WW II |
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Age | Date | Event |
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1917 |
Seminole Indians become a Florida tourist attraction. |
12 |
1928 |
The Tamiami Trail opens. It opens the southernmost 275 miles of U.S. Highway 41 from State Road 60 in Tampa to U.S. Route 1 (SR 5) in Miami, Florida to tourist. It also destroys many of the Seminole Indian waterways and hinders their economy. |
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1957 |
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida is organized under the 1934 US Indian Reorganization Act and recognized by the federal government. |
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1962 |
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is organized under the 1934 US Indian Reorganization Act and recognized by the federal government. |
Age | Date | Event |
7 |
1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
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1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
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1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
10 |
1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
11 |
1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
12 |
1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
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1936 |
The first regular television broadcast happens in England |
22 |
1938 |
Hahn, Strassmann, Meitner and Frisch discover nuclear fission |
30 |
1946 |
The university of Pennsylvania develops the ENIAC computer, containing 18,000 vacuum tubes |
31 |
1947 |
Researches at Bell Labs invent the first transistor |
35 |
1951 |
The first color television is introduced in the U.S. |
36 |
1952 |
The first sex-change surgery was performed to change George Jorgensen into Christine Jorgensen. |
41 |
1957 |
Sputnik is launched by the Soviets and becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth. It marks the beginning of the great "space race" between the Soviet Union and the U.S. |
44 |
1960 |
The ruby laser was created by Maiman |
46 |
1962 |
U.S. astronaut, John Glenn, orbits the earth |
49 |
1965 |
The first "space walk" was completed by the Soviet Union |
Age | Date | Event |
1 |
1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
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1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
22 |
1938 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Orson Wells' radio production of H.G. Well's War of the Worlds causes a national panic. |
23 |
1939 |
NEWS HEADLINES: The first regular television broadcast happens in the United States |
25 |
1941 |
NEWS HEADLINES: December 7, 1941 -- Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the US officially declares war on Japan the following day. World War II begins for American soldiers. |
34 |
1950 |
NEWS HEADLINES: On June 25, the Korean War begins and the United Nations officially declaring war on North Korea two days later. |
39 |
1955 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, AL. |
44 |
1960 |
NEWS HEADLINES: The first birth control pill was approved and made available to the public |
47 |
1963 |
NEWS HEADLINES: On November 22, President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald. |
53 |
1969 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In July, the U.S. becomes the first nation to land astronauts on the moon. Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to step on the lunar surface. |
Age | Date | Event |
11 |
1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
13 |
1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
14 |
1930 |
Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. |
16 |
1932 |
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered. |
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1933 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president under his "New Deal" campaign. Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to hold a cabinet post when FDR appoints her secretary of labor. On December 5, the 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. Drinks for everyone! |
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1934 |
Farm families must leave the dust bowl-stricken Great Plains areas. The dust bowl includes areas in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas. Radio picks up the "Okie" songs. In all, 400,000 people leave the Great Plains. |
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1934 |
Congress passes the Indian Reorganization Act which allows remaining Indian tribes to reorganize. |
19 |
1935 |
Congress passes the Social Security Act, giving elder Americans Social Security money for the first time. |
23 |
1939 |
Hollywood releases The Wizard of Oz, one of the first films to be made in color. |
27 |
1943 |
Japanese Americans are relocated to internment camps; Almost 400,000 coal miners go on strike; Race riots break out in Los Angeles and Detroit. |
28 |
1944 |
On June 6, Allied forces invade Normandy (referred to as "D-Day") |
29 |
1945 |
President Roosevelt dies; The United Nations is established; the first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima. |
38 |
1954 |
The nationally televised McCarthy hearings lead to Senator Joseph McCarthy's downfall; Segregation by race in schools is declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court; Congress adds the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance and requires "In God We Trust" to appear on all American currency. |
46 |
1962 |
The Cuban missile crisis escalates and Americans prepare for a Nuclear War with Fidel Castro in Cuba. |
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1966 |
The Black Panther party is founded. |
51 |
1967 |
Martin Luther King leads an anti Vietnam protest in New York; The American Indian Movement is founded; Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King are assassinated; Three Apollo astronauts are killed in a fire on the launch pad. |
Age | Date | Event |
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1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
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1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
4 |
1920 |
Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. |
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1938 |
Hitler annexes Anschluss into Germany. At the Munich Conference, Germany is given a portion of Czechoslovakia. |
23 |
1939 |
Hitler takes over all of Czechoslovakia. On Sept. 1st, Germany invades Poland. On Sept. 3rd, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II has begun. |
29 |
1945 |
World War II ends with a Japanese delegation signing instrument of surrender aboard battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. |
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Harley J. Wilds
Harley J. Wilds
Harley and Bomber Crew |
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Marriages
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| Violet Dale Born on August 22, 1930 and died on February 10, 2001
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| | | Florence Davis Born on May 12, 1915 and died on July 19, 2002. They were married 1/1/1942.
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The Children of Harley James Wilds Sr.
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17 years old
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Sylvia Joesphine Wilds Born in Calhoun County, Florida on March 10, 1943 and died in Pensacola (Escambia Co), Florida on October 10, 1968. She was 25 years old.
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33 years old
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Harley 'Jimbo' James Wilds Jr. Born in Calhoun County, Florida on August 23, 1944 and died in Pensacola (Escambia Co), Florida on January 6, 1994. He was 49 years old.
James was an Army medic and served in the Vietnam War. He left the Army and joined the Air force staying in the medical field. He was stationed in Wichita Fall, KS; Tyndall Air Force Base, FL ; Izmir,...
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48 years old
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Jimmy Kyle Wilds Born somewhere in Texas on December 24, 1952 and died in an unknown location on July 13, 2005. He was 52 years old.
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