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Ralph Purkey 1921 - 1970

Ralph Purkey was born on August 11, 1921, and died at age 49 years old in November 1970. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ralph Purkey.

Ralph Purkey

August 11, 1921

November 1970

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August 11, 1921

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November 1970

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Ralph Purkey lived 24 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 49.

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In 1921, in the year that Ralph Purkey was born, 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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In 1942, he was 21 years old when on November 28th at 10:15p, a nightclub in Boston, the Cocoanut Grove, caught fire. The origins of the fire are unknown but it killed 492 people - the deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. Hundreds more were injured. The disaster was so shocking that it replaced World War II in the headlines and lead to reforms in safety standards and codes.

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