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Leo J Murphy 1918 - 1986

Leo J Murphy was born on April 10, 1918, and died at age 68 years old on July 23, 1986. Leo Murphy was buried at Rock Island National Cemetery Section J Site 1037 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island, Il. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leo J Murphy.
Leo J Murphy
April 10, 1918
July 23, 1986
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  • 04/10
    1918

    Birthday

    April 10, 1918
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Air Corps Rank attained: S/SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 07/23
    1986

    Death

    July 23, 1986
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Rock Island National Cemetery Section J Site 1037 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island, Il 61299
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In 1918, in the year that Leo J Murphy was born, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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In 1933, at the age of merely 15 years old, Leo was alive when Frances Perkins became the first woman to hold a cabinet-level position, appointed by President Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor. She told him that her priorities would be a 40-hour work week, a minimum wage, unemployment compensation, worker’s compensation, abolition of child labor, direct federal aid to the states for unemployment relief, Social Security, a revitalized federal employment service, and universal health insurance. President Roosevelt approved of all of them and most them were implemented during his terms as President. She served until his death in 1945.
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