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Wayne E Purkey 1941 - 2012

Wayne E Purkey was born on February 4, 1941, and died at age 71 years old on May 2, 2012. Wayne Purkey was buried at East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery Section 4 Row B Site 11 2200 East Governor John Sevier Hwy, in Knoxville, Tn. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Wayne E Purkey.
Wayne E Purkey
February 4, 1941
May 2, 2012
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  • 02/4
    1941

    Birthday

    February 4, 1941
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: SMSGT Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
  • 05/2
    2012

    Death

    May 2, 2012
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery Section 4 Row B Site 11 2200 East Governor John Sevier Hwy, in Knoxville, Tn 37920
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Did you know?
In 1941, in the year that Wayne E Purkey was born, on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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In 1969, by the time he was 28 years old, on July 20th, the first men walked on the moon. Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. both walked on the moon but it was Armstrong who first stepped on the moon. They fulfilled the promise of President Kennedy's commitment in 1961 to put a man on the moon before the end of the decade.
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