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Richard Dowe Vanderkooi 1915 - 1956

Richard Dowe Vanderkooi was born on May 10, 1915, and died at age 40 years old on January 19, 1956. Richard Vanderkooi was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section G Site 3539 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard Dowe Vanderkooi.
Richard Dowe Vanderkooi
May 10, 1915
January 19, 1956
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  • 05/10
    1915

    Birthday

    May 10, 1915
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: S1C Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 01/19
    1956

    Death

    January 19, 1956
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section G Site 3539 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn 55450
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In 1915, in the year that Richard Dowe Vanderkooi was born, in May, the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German torpedo. The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was sailing from New York to Liverpool England. She sank in 18 minutes - 1,198 died and 761 survived. While travelers were the main casualty - and commodity - the Lusitania did carry wartime weapons. "Remember the Lusitania" became the rallying cry of World War 1.
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In 1927, he was just 12 years old 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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