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Richard L Petersmith 1920 - 1998

Richard L Petersmith of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, IA was born on February 12, 1920, and died at age 78 years old on June 2, 1998.
Richard L Petersmith
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, IA 52403
February 12, 1920
June 2, 1998
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  • 02/12
    1920

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    February 12, 1920
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  • 06/2
    1998

    Death

    June 2, 1998
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    Richard L Petersmith lived 1 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1920, in the year that Richard L Petersmith was born, on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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In 1944, he was 24 years old when on December 16th, The Battle of the Bulge began in the Ardennes forest on the Western Front. Lasting for a little over a month, the battle began with a surprise attack by Germany on the Allied forces The U.S. suffered their highest casualties of any operation in World War II - 89,000 were casualties, around 8,600 killed - but Germany also severely depleted their resources and they couldn't be replaced.
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