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Ridgeway Counce 1919 - 2004

Ridgeway Counce of Danville, Vermilion County, IL was born on March 15, 1919, and died at age 85 years old on September 5, 2004. Ridgeway Counce was buried at Danville National Cemetery, Il Section 20 Site 503 1900 East Main Street - Va Medical Center, in Danville.
Ridgeway Counce
Danville, Vermilion County, IL 61832
March 15, 1919
September 5, 2004
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  • 03/15
    1919

    Birthday

    March 15, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Vermilion County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: TEC 5 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 16015605 Enlisted: August 15, 1940 in Peoria Illinois Military branch: Coast Artillery Corps Or Army Mine Planter Service Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Philippine Department
  • 09/5
    2004

    Death

    September 5, 2004
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Danville National Cemetery, Il Section 20 Site 503 1900 East Main Street - Va Medical Center, in Danville, Il 61832
    Burial location
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In 1919, in the year that Ridgeway Counce was born, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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In 1938, when this person was 19 years old, 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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