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Joseph Cipich 1919 - 1978

Joseph Cipich of South Holland, Cook County, Illinois was born on March 10, 1919 at Illinois, USA, and died at age 59 years old on October 29, 1978 in Plymouth, Marshall County, IN. Joseph Cipich was buried at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums in Calumet City, Cook County, IL.
Joseph Cipich
Joey
South Holland, Cook County, Illinois 60473
March 10, 1919
Illinois, USA in Illinois, United States
October 29, 1978
Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, 46563, United States
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  • Introduction

    Joseph "Joey" Cipich was born to John Cipich and Anna Stokich. Both of his parents were born in Austria. He had siblings Andrew, Peter, George, Steve, Martin, Francis, Matt, and Helen Cipich. Joseph was a veteran of the United States Army, serving from June of 1942 through October of 1945. He served during World War II. Joseph Cipich married Bertha Dubowski on February 17, 1942 in Cook County, Illinois and they had children Ronald J. and Sandra J. Cipich. They were divorced at the time of his death.
  • 03/10
    1919

    Birthday

    March 10, 1919
    Birthdate
    Illinois, USA in Illinois United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Joseph was Caucasian, of Austrian heritage on his maternal and paternal lines. Both of his parents were born in Austria.
  • Nationality & Locations

    A native of Cook County, Illinois Joseph was a lifelong resident of Illinois. He died in Illinois at the age of 59 and is buried in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum in Calumet City, Cook County, Illinois.
  • Early Life & Education

    When he entered World War II, Joseph had completed one year of high school.
  • Military Service

    Joseph, with military serial number 36354967, enlisted on June 26, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, under the Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA. He held the rank of Private, Selectees (enlisted men), and his enlistment was for the duration of the war or any other emergency, with an additional six months, subject to the discretion of the President or as otherwise determined by the law. Enlisting in the United States Army in 1942, Joseph served during World War II, until he was discharged on October 31, 1945.
  • Professional Career

    The United States military classified his civilian occupation as "Skilled Warehousing, Storekeeping, Handling, Loading, Unloading, And Related Occupations, N.e.c." After World War II, Joseph was a policeman for the Chicago City Police Department.
  • Personal Life & Family

    On his World War II draft card, Joseph was described as being 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 159 pounds. He had brown eyes, brown hair, and a "light" complexion. Joseph married Bertha Dubowski on February 17, 1942 in Cook County, Illinois and they had children Ronald J. and Sandra J. Cipich. They later divorced.
  • 10/29
    1978

    Death

    October 29, 1978
    Death date
    ventricular fibrillation due to pulmonary firbrosis.
    Cause of death
    Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana 46563, United States
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums in Calumet City, Cook County, Illinois United States
    Burial location
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In 1919, in the year that Joseph Cipich was born, in June, the Treaty of Versailles - officially ending World War I - was signed. The European Allies demanded "compensation by Germany for all damage done to the civilian population of the Allies and their property by the aggression of Germany by land, by sea and from the air.” The requirement of compensation is seen by most as the reason for the collapse of the German economy and gave rise to the rule of Hitler.
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In 1920, at the age of only 1 year old, Joseph was alive when in September, a bomb exploded in the J.P. Morgan bank building in New York City, killing 30 people immediately - 8 later died due to their injuries - and injuring another 200. Killing more people than the 1910 bombing of the LA Times (the deadliest terrorist act up until then), no one took responsibility and the perpetrators were never found. Italian anarchists were suspected of the bombing.
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