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Ray Fields 1920 - 1999

Ray Fields of Whitesburg, Letcher County, KY was born on February 6, 1920, and died at age 79 years old on December 13, 1999.
Ray Fields
Whitesburg, Letcher County, KY 41858
February 6, 1920
December 13, 1999
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Ray Fields' History: 1920 - 1999

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  • 02/6
    1920

    Birthday

    February 6, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Latcher County, Kentucky United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35426578 Enlisted: April 10, 1942 in Huntington West Virginia Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa 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

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 12/13
    1999

    Death

    December 13, 1999
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1920, in the year that Ray Fields was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1950, at the age of 30 years old, Ray was alive when in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954.
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