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Joseph Yurksha 1919 - 1977

Joseph Yurksha of Plymouth, Luzerne County, PA was born on November 16, 1919, and died at age 57 years old in February 1977.

Joseph Yurksha
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Plymouth, Luzerne County, PA 18651
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November 16, 1919
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February 1977
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Joseph Yurksha Joseph Yurksha (1919 - 1977)
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  • 11/16
    1919

    Birthday

    November 16, 1919
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    Essex County, New Jersey United States

  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33460565 Enlisted: January 12, 1943 in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania 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

    Bartenders
  • 02/dd
    1977

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    February 1977
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In 1919, in the year that Joseph Yurksha was born, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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In 1920, Joseph was merely 1 year old when on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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