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Ruth C Penno 1906 - 1988

Ruth C Penno of Chatham, Sangamon County, IL was born on October 1, 1906, and died at age 81 years old on June 14, 1988.
Ruth C Penno
Chatham, Sangamon County, IL 62629
October 1, 1906
June 14, 1988
Female
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  • 10/1
    1906

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    October 1, 1906
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  • 06/14
    1988

    Death

    June 14, 1988
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    Ruth C Penno lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1906, in the year that Ruth C Penno was born, English biochemist Frederick Hopkins concluded that vitamins are essential to the human body and that a lack of vitamins caused scurvy and rickets. Scurvy and rickets were both huge problems in sailors that were at sea for extended time and the addition of vitamin C, vitamin D, and calcium in their diets helped eradicate the problem.
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In 1921, Ruth was merely 15 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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