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Richard A Menke 1914 - 2003

Richard A Menke of Wells, Hamilton County, NY was born on October 8, 1914, and died at age 88 years old on May 23, 2003.
Richard A Menke
Wells, Hamilton County, NY 12190
October 8, 1914
May 23, 2003
Male
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  • 10/8
    1914

    Birthday

    October 8, 1914
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Erie County, New York United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 32844083 Enlisted: April 15, 1943 in Ft Niagara Youngstown New York Military branch: Signal Corps Rank: Technical Sergeant, Reserves - Exclusive Of Regular Army Reserve And Officers Of The Officers Reserve Corps On Active Duty Under The Thomason Act (officers And Enlisted Men -- O.r.c. And E.r.c., And Nurses-reserve Status) 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

    Skilled Linemen And Servicemen, Telegraph, Telephone, And Power
  • 05/23
    2003

    Death

    May 23, 2003
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1914, in the year that Richard A Menke was born, in June, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Yugoslavian national. Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to Serbia. Other major powers took sides - and World War I began: Austria declared war on Serbia; Germany on Russia and France; Britain on Germany . . . and on it went until most of the world was embroiled in the war.
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In 1927, at the age of merely 13 years old, Richard was alive when aviator and media darling Charles Lindbergh, age 25, made the first successful solo TransAtlantic flight. "Lucky Lindy" took off from Long Island in New York and flew to Paris, covering  3,600 statute miles and flying for 33 1⁄2-hours. His plane "The Spirit of St. Louis" was a fabric-covered, single-seat, single-engine "Ryan NYP" high-wing monoplane designed by both Lindbergh and the manufacturer's chief engineer.
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