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Ruth Chaffee 1921 - 2003

Ruth Chaffee of Huntsville, Madison County, AL was born on November 21, 1921, and died at age 81 years old on February 28, 2003.
Ruth Chaffee
Huntsville, Madison County, AL 35811
November 21, 1921
February 28, 2003
Female
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  • 11/21
    1921

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    November 21, 1921
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  • 02/28
    2003

    Death

    February 28, 2003
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    Ruth Chaffee lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1921, in the year that Ruth Chaffee was born, 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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In 1952, she was 31 years old 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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