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Merle Riley Armstrong 1924 - 2011

Merle Riley Armstrong of La Mesa, San Diego County, CA was born on October 20, 1924, and died at age 86 years old on May 28, 2011. Merle Armstrong was buried at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery Section W Site 987 P.o. Box 6237, in San Diego.
Merle Riley Armstrong
La Mesa, San Diego County, CA 91942
October 20, 1924
May 28, 2011
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  • 10/20
    1924

    Birthday

    October 20, 1924
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: SSGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea
  • 05/28
    2011

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    May 28, 2011
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    Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery Section W Site 987 P.o. Box 6237, in San Diego, Ca 92166
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In 1924, in the year that Merle Riley Armstrong was born, on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.
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In 1934, at the age of only 10 years old, Merle was alive when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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