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Bernard Purcell 1917 - 1996

Bernard Purcell of Franklin Park, Cook County, IL was born on August 9, 1917, and died at age 79 years old on November 5, 1996.
Bernard Purcell
Franklin Park, Cook County, IL 60131
August 9, 1917
November 5, 1996
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Bernard Purcell's History: 1917 - 1996

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  • 08/9
    1917

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    August 9, 1917
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  • 11/5
    1996

    Death

    November 5, 1996
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    Bernard Purcell lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1917, in the year that Bernard Purcell was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1945, Bernard was 28 years old when on January 9th, the (over 8 month long) Battle of Luzon began in the Philippines with the United States and Filipino forces attacking Japanese forces - with the intent to take back control of the Philippines. By March, the Allies had taken control of all of the strategically and economically important locations in the Philippines but pockets of resistance held out until the surrender of Japan in August.
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