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James Herman Purdon 1938 - 2008

James Herman Purdon of Pawnee, Sangamon County, IL was born on January 13, 1938, and died at age 70 years old on February 3, 2008. James Purdon was buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery Section T Site 459 R.r. #1 - 5063 Camp Butler Road, in Springfield.
James Herman Purdon
Pawnee, Sangamon County, IL 62558
January 13, 1938
February 3, 2008
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  • 01/13
    1938

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    January 13, 1938
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SP4
  • 02/3
    2008

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    February 3, 2008
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    Camp Butler National Cemetery Section T Site 459 R.r. #1 - 5063 Camp Butler Road, in Springfield, Il 62707
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In 1938, in the year that James Herman Purdon was born, on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.
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In 1965, he was 27 years old when on March 8th, the first US combat troops arrived in Vietnam. The 3500 Marines joined 23,000 "advisors" already in South Vietnam. By the end of the year, 190,000 American soldiers were in the country.
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