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Thomas H Beckerleg (1920 - 1983)

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Thomas H Beckerleg
1920 - 1983
Born
October 18, 1920
Death
February 1983
Last Known Residence
Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania 15666
Summary
Thomas H Beckerleg of Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania was born on October 18, 1920, and died at age 62 years old in February 1983.
Updated: August 10, 2022
Biography ID: 25472685

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Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania 15666
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October 18, 1920
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Ethnicity & Family History

White, Citizen

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Fayette County, Pennsylvania United States

Education

3 Years Of High School

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Semiskilled Construction Machinery Operators, N.e.c.

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Military Service

Military serial#: 33919320 Enlisted: March 16, 1945 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
February 1983
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Thomas Beckerleg passed away at age 62 years old in February 1983. Thomas H Beckerleg of Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania was born on October 18, 1920.

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Thomas H Beckerleg lived 3 years shorter than the average Beckerleg family member when he died at the age of 62.
The average age of a Beckerleg family member is 65.
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1920 - 1983 World Events

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In 1920, in the year that Thomas H Beckerleg was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.

In 1946, when he was 26 years old, pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock's book "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" was published. It sold half a million copies in the first six months. Aside from the Bible, it became the best selling book of the 20th century. A generation of Baby Boomers were raised by the advice of Dr. Spock.

In 1954, he was 34 years old when from April 22 through June 17th, the Army v. McCarthy hearings were held. The U.S. Army accused Roy Cohn (chief counsel to Senator McCarthy and later trusted mentor of Donald Trump) of blackmail. McCarthy and Cohn accused the U.S. Army of harboring communists. The Army allegations were found to be true. The U.S. Senate later censured McCarthy.

In 1970, he was 50 years old when on April 10th, Paul McCartney announced that he was leaving the Beatles. (John Lennon had previously told the band that he was leaving but hadn't publicly announced it.) By the end of the year, each Beatle had his own album.

In 1983, in the year of Thomas H Beckerleg's passing, physicist Sally K. Ride, 32, became the first US woman astronaut in space as a crew member aboard space shuttle Challenger on June 18th. She was also the youngest (32) astronaut to go into space. Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space in 1963.

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