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John K Ritsema 1906 - 1979

John K Ritsema of Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan was born on April 9, 1906, and died at age 73 years old in July 1979.

John K Ritsema

Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan 49417

April 9, 1906

July 1979

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04/9

1906

Birthday

April 9, 1906

Birthdate

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Ethnicity & Family History

White, Citizen
Nationality & Locations

Ottawa County, Michigan United States
Early Life & Education

Grammar School
Military Service

Military serial#: 36408149 Enlisted: November 5, 1942 in Kalamazoo Michigan Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
Professional Career

Unskilled Foundry Occupations, N.e.c.
07/dd

1979

Death

July 1979

Death date

Unknown
Cause of death

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John K Ritsema lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 73.

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In 1906, in the year that John K Ritsema was born, President Theodore Roosevelt received the Nobel Prize for Peace. The award was considered controversial at the time because many thought that he was an imperialist. But he had brokered peace between Russia and Japan a year previous and had allowed a dispute between Mexico and the U.S. to go to arbitration, resolving the issue peacefully rather than resorting to military conflict. For these two reasons, the Nobel Prize committee chose him for the Peace Prize.

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In 1910, John was just 4 years old when Halley's comet, which returns past the earth every 75 - 76 years was observed photographically for the first time. Two fortuitous events occurred - photography had been invented since the last time the comet had passed and the comet was relatively close. There was panic because one astronomer claimed that the gas from its tail "would impregnate the atmosphere and possibly snuff out all life on the planet." People bought gas masks, "anti-comet pills" and "anti-comet umbrellas".

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