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Ray W Rich 1920 - 1975

Ray W Rich of Decatur, Macon County, IL was born on January 28, 1920, and died at age 55 years old on December 13, 1975. Ray Rich was buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery Section E Site 1366 R.r. #1 - 5063 Camp Butler Road, in Springfield.
Ray W Rich
Decatur, Macon County, IL 62522
January 28, 1920
December 13, 1975
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Ray W Rich's History: 1920 - 1975

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  • 01/28
    1920

    Birthday

    January 28, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Crawford County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: TSGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 36029573 Enlisted: October 9, 1946 in Chicago Illinois Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Technician 5th Grade, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • Professional Career

    Photgraphers
  • 12/13
    1975

    Death

    December 13, 1975
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Camp Butler National Cemetery Section E Site 1366 R.r. #1 - 5063 Camp Butler Road, in Springfield, Il 62707
    Burial location
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In 1920, in the year that Ray W Rich 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 1938, he was 18 years old when on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.
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