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Mervyn T Purdy 1916 - 2008

Mervyn Telfort Purdy of La Canada Flintridge, Los Angeles County, California was born on March 21, 1916 in British North America or Canada or Labrador or Newfoundland, and died at age 92 years old on July 3, 2008.
Mervyn Telfort Purdy
La Canada Flintridge, Los Angeles County, California 91011
March 21, 1916
British North America or Canada or Labrador or Newfoundland
July 3, 2008
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  • 03/21
    1916

    Birthday

    March 21, 1916
    Birthdate
    British North America or Canada or Labrador or Newfoundland
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    San Bernardino County, California United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 19204277 Enlisted: August 18, 1943 in Ft Macarthur San Pedro California Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Reserves - Exclusive Of Regular Army Reserve And Officers Of The Officers Reserve Corps On Active Duty Under The Thomason Act (officers And Enlisted Men -- O.r.c. And E.r.c., And Nurses-reserve Status) 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
  • 07/3
    2008

    Death

    July 3, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1916, in the year that Mervyn T Purdy was born, suffragette Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives as a Representative at large from Montana. She was the first woman to hold an elected Federal office. Holding the office for two years, she ran again in 1940 and served another two year term. Montana had granted women unrestricted voting rights in 1914, 6 years before women got the vote nationally.
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In 1921, at the age of merely 5 years old, Mervyn was alive when on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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