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Peter J Jurgelon 1919 - 2008

Peter J Jurgelon of Wakefield, Washington County, RI was born on May 19, 1919, and died at age 89 years old on October 18, 2008. Peter Jurgelon was buried at Rhode Island Veteran Memorial Cemetery Section G-7 Row 6 Site 273 301 South County Trail, in Exeter.
Peter J Jurgelon
Wakefield, Washington County, RI 02879
May 19, 1919
October 18, 2008
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  • 05/19
    1919

    Birthday

    May 19, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Providence County, Rhode Island United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: 1LT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 20133888 Enlisted: February 24, 1941 in Pawtucket Rhode Island Military branch: Medical Department - For Enlisted Men Of The Medical Department (includes Enlisted Men Of The Medical Department On Duty With The Dental Corps) Or Army Nurse Corps Rank: Private First Class, National Guard (officers, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Carpenters
  • 10/18
    2008

    Death

    October 18, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Rhode Island Veteran Memorial Cemetery Section G-7 Row 6 Site 273 301 South County Trail, in Exeter, Ri 02822
    Burial location
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In 1919, in the year that Peter J Jurgelon was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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In 1960, at the age of 41 years old, Peter was alive when on May 1st, an American CIA U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over the Soviet Union. Powers ejected and survived but was captured. The U.S. claimed that the U-2 was a "weather plane" but Powers was convicted in the Soviet Union of espionage. He was released in 1962 after 1 year, 9 months and 10 days in prison.
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