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Claire C Proko 1921 - 2007

Claire C Proko of Buffalo, Erie County, NY was born on December 1, 1921, and died at age 85 years old on June 23, 2007.
Claire C Proko
Buffalo, Erie County, NY 14224
December 1, 1921
June 23, 2007
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  • 12/1
    1921

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    December 1, 1921
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  • 06/23
    2007

    Death

    June 23, 2007
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    Claire C Proko lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1921, in the year that Claire C Proko was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1934, Claire was just 13 years old when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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