Brief Life History of Leonard Baxter
When Leonard Baxter McCray Jr was born on 20 August 1925, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, his father, Leonard Baxter McCray, was 29 and his mother, Edith Erle Almond, was 28. He married Furvine Virginia Eutsler on 22 June 1966, in Staunton, Virginia, United States. He lived in United States in 1949 and South River District, Augusta, Virginia, United States in 1950. He died on 16 October 2017, at the age of 92, and was buried in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia, United States.
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- Leonard B. McCray, Jr, "United States 1950 Census"
- Leonard Baxter McCray, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
- Leonard Baxter McCray, "Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
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1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington
The Pentagon was developed as the Department of Defense had outgrown the other buildings were it was previous located.The groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941. When the Pentagon was being built, it was determined that it could be no taller than four stories high. Colonel Leslie R. Groves was the supervisor of the project, he would later become known for helping on the Manhattan Project.
1949 · NATO is Established
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance between 29 North American and European countries. The agreement of the alliance is to help defend each other if attacked by an external country. The last country to enter was Montenegro in 2017.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern Irish: variant of McRae .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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