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Herbert L Rake 1908 - 1985

Herbert L Rake of Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia was born on November 13, 1908, and died at age 76 years old in March 1985.
Herbert L Rake
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia 26101
November 13, 1908
March 1985
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  • 11/13
    1908

    Birthday

    November 13, 1908
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Wood County, West Virginia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 20528836 Enlisted: January 17, 1941 in Parkersburg West Virginia Military branch: Infantry Rank: Sergeant, National Guard (officers, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
  • 03/dd
    1985

    Death

    March 1985
    Death date
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    Cause of death
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    Death location
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In 1908, in the year that Herbert L Rake was born, a 7.1 earthquake and the resulting tsunami killed 70,000 to 100,000 people in southern Italy and Sicily. The earthquake, lasting 30 to 40 seconds, occurred in the Strait of Messina which was between the region of Calabria (at the "toe" of Italy) and the island of Sicily and destruction from it occurred in a 186 mile radius. It was the most destructive earthquake ever to hit Europe.
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In 1914, at the age of merely 6 years old, Herbert was alive when President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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