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Edwin Ratke 1903 - 1957

Edwin Ratke was born on March 31, 1903, and died at age 54 years old in May 1957. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edwin Ratke.
Edwin Ratke
March 31, 1903
May 1957
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Edwin Ratke's History: 1903 - 1957

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  • 03/31
    1903

    Birthday

    March 31, 1903
    Birthdate
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  • 05/dd
    1957

    Death

    May 1957
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Edwin Ratke lived 21 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 54.
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In 1903, in the year that Edwin Ratke was born, the Ford Motor Company was incorporated in June after Henry Ford left another car company he founded in 1901 (which became the Cadillac Motor Company). He began Ford Motor Company with $28,000 in cash from twelve investors, two of whom (the Dodge brothers) later began their own car company. Henry Ford improved on assembly line techniques and has been so successful that his family still controls a very popular Ford line of cars and trucks.
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In 1916, at the age of merely 13 years old, Edwin was alive when in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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