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Purvis L Henderson 1918 - 2006

Purvis Leon Henderson of Baltimore, Baltimore City County, MD was born on September 27, 1918, and died at age 87 years old on August 20, 2006. Purvis Henderson was buried at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery Section G-12 Row 27 Site 6 11501 Garrison Forest Rd, in Owings Mills.
Purvis Leon Henderson
Baltimore, Baltimore City County, MD 21212
September 27, 1918
August 20, 2006
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  • 09/27
    1918

    Birthday

    September 27, 1918
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 33900899 Enlisted: December 6, 1943 in Baltimore Maryland Military branch: No Branch Assignment 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

    Semiskilled Occupations In Manufacture Of Furniture, N.e.c.
  • 08/20
    2006

    Death

    August 20, 2006
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery Section G-12 Row 27 Site 6 11501 Garrison Forest Rd, in Owings Mills, Md 21117
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In 1918, in the year that Purvis L Henderson 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 1945, when this person was 27 years old, on April 12th, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia. At 1p, he was sitting for a portrait when he complained that he had a "terrific pain" in the back of his head and collapsed. A doctor was summoned and the doctor gave him a shot of adrenaline into his heart. It didn't help and he was pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m. A slow moving train took him back to Washington D.C. while thousands of mourners lined the tracks. He was buried at his home in Hyde Park, New York.
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