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George Edward L Wirkkala 1926 - 2001

George Edward L Wirkkala of Tualatin, Washington County, OR was born on November 9, 1926, and died at age 74 years old on February 24, 2001. George Wirkkala was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section V Site 4012 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland.
George Edward L Wirkkala
Tualatin, Washington County, OR 97062
November 9, 1926
February 24, 2001
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  • 11/9
    1926

    Birthday

    November 9, 1926
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: COX Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 02/24
    2001

    Death

    February 24, 2001
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Willamette National Cemetery Section V Site 4012 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1926, in the year that George Edward L Wirkkala was born, on November 15th, NBC was founded. It was the U.S.'s first major broadcast network. Ownership of the network was split between RCA (a majority partner at 50%), its founding corporate parent General Electric (which owned 30%), and Westinghouse (which owned the remaining 20%).
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In 1952, at the age of 26 years old, George was alive when on July 2, Dr. Jonas E. Salk tested the first dead-virus polio vaccine on 43 children. The worst epidemic of polio had broken out that year - in the U.S. there were 58,000 cases reported. Of these, 3,145 people had died and 21,269 were left with mild to disabling paralysis.
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