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Wendell Lewis Willkie
Birth: Feb. 18, 1892
Death: Oct. 8, 1944

Politician. Wendell Willkie was the Republican nominee for President in 1940. He wrote the book "One World." 
 
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  Philip H Willkie (1919 - 1974)*
 
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Burial:
East Hill Cemetery
Rushville
Rush County
Indiana, USA
 
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Record added: Jan 01, 2001
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Wendell Lewis Willkie
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When the U.S. entered World War I, Willkie enlisted in the Army. An Army clerk accidentally transposed his first and middle names, and Willkie did not correct it, thereafter calling himself Wendell Lewis Willkie. He received a commission as a First Lieute...(Read more)
- Greg Raike
 Added: Feb. 28, 2013
Wendell Lewis Willkie: Sir, you will be remembered as a corporate lawyer in the United States and a dark horse who became the Republican Party nominee for president in 1940. A member of the liberal wing of the GOP, you crusaded against those domestic pol...(Read more)
- MFPS
 Added: Feb. 18, 2013
Happy Birthday, Rest in eternal Peace
- Ann Joscher
 Added: Feb. 18, 2013
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