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Rufus Sam West 1931 - 2005

Rufus Sam West of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina was born on May 24, 1931, and died at age 73 years old on January 21, 2005.
Rufus Sam West
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina 29303
May 24, 1931
January 21, 2005
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  • 05/24
    1931

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    May 24, 1931
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  • 01/21
    2005

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    January 21, 2005
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    Rufus Sam West lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1931, in the year that Rufus Sam West was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1960, Rufus was 29 years old when on May 1st, an American CIA U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over the Soviet Union. Powers ejected and survived but was captured. The U.S. claimed that the U-2 was a "weather plane" but Powers was convicted in the Soviet Union of espionage. He was released in 1962 after 1 year, 9 months and 10 days in prison.
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