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Benjamin R Elkin 1906 - 1974

Benjamin R Elkin of East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois was born on May 16, 1906, and died at age 68 years old in June 1974.
Benjamin R Elkin
East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois 61611
May 16, 1906
June 1974
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  • 05/16
    1906

    Birthday

    May 16, 1906
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Woodford County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 36426701 Enlisted: September 19, 1942 in Peoria Illinois Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Skilled Mechanics And Repairmen, N.e.c.
  • 06/dd
    1974

    Death

    June 1974
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1906, in the year that Benjamin R Elkin was born, English biochemist Frederick Hopkins concluded that vitamins are essential to the human body and that a lack of vitamins caused scurvy and rickets. Scurvy and rickets were both huge problems in sailors that were at sea for extended time and the addition of vitamin C, vitamin D, and calcium in their diets helped eradicate the problem.
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In 1918, at the age of merely 12 years old, Benjamin was alive when on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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