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Rita J Eckhardt 1915 - 2006

Rita J Eckhardt of Middle Village, Queens County, NY was born on June 5, 1915, and died at age 90 years old on May 4, 2006.
Rita J Eckhardt
Middle Village, Queens County, NY 11379
June 5, 1915
May 4, 2006
Female
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  • 06/5
    1915

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    June 5, 1915
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  • 05/4
    2006

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    May 4, 2006
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    Rita J Eckhardt lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1915, in the year that Rita J Eckhardt was born, the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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In 1921, she was just 6 years old when on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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