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Rita A Elgar 1944 - 2002

Rita A Elgar of Johnston, Providence County, RI was born on March 1, 1944, and died at age 58 years old on September 11, 2002. Rita Elgar was buried at Rhode Island Veteran Memorial Cemetery Section E-1 Row 45 Site 1393 301 South County Trail, in Exeter.
Rita A Elgar
Johnston, Providence County, RI 02919
March 1, 1944
September 11, 2002
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  • 03/1
    1944

    Birthday

    March 1, 1944
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: A2C
  • 09/11
    2002

    Death

    September 11, 2002
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    Rhode Island Veteran Memorial Cemetery Section E-1 Row 45 Site 1393 301 South County Trail, in Exeter, Ri 02822
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In 1944, in the year that Rita A Elgar was born, on June 6th, the largest amphibious invasion in history was launched - the Normandy landing (called D-Day). Soldiers from the United States, Britain, Canada, and the Free French landed on Normandy Beach and were later joined by Poland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, and the Netherlands. Almost 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers were involved. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on D-Day - Allied casualties on the first day were at least 10,000. 4,414 were confirmed dead.
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In 1952, at the age of merely 8 years old, Rita was alive when on July 2, Dr. Jonas E. Salk tested the first dead-virus polio vaccine on 43 children. The worst epidemic of polio had broken out that year - in the U.S. there were 58,000 cases reported. Of these, 3,145 people had died and 21,269 were left with mild to disabling paralysis.
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