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Rufus R White 1911 - 1994

Rufus R White of Jamaica, Queens County, NY was born on February 28, 1911, and died at age 83 years old on December 6, 1994. Rufus White was buried at Calverton National Cemetery Section 30 Site 2590 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton.
Rufus R White
Jamaica, Queens County, NY 11434
February 28, 1911
December 6, 1994
Male
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  • 02/28
    1911

    Birthday

    February 28, 1911
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    New York County, New York United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: S/SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 32085157 Enlisted: April 10, 1941 in New York City New York Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Occupations In Laundering, Cleaning, Dyeing, And Pressing Apparel And Other Articles
  • 12/6
    1994

    Death

    December 6, 1994
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Calverton National Cemetery Section 30 Site 2590 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton, Ny 11933
    Burial location
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In 1911, in the year that Rufus R White was born, the Triangle Shirtwaist fire occurred, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history. 146 workers (123 women and 23 men, many of them recent Jewish and Italian immigrants) died from the fire or by jumping to escape the fire and smoke. The garment factory was on the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors of a building in Greenwich Village in Manhattan. Doors to stairwells and exits had been locked in order to prevent workers from taking unauthorized breaks and to prevent theft, so they couldn't escape by normal means when the fire broke out. Due to the disaster, legislation was passed to protect sweatshop workers.
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In 1928, he was 17 years old when aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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