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William Desmond Murphy 1920 - 1986

William Desmond Murphy of Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon was born on May 17, 1920, and died at age 65 years old on May 9, 1986. William Murphy was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section D Site 4021 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland.

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Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon 97005
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    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: LTJG Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
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In 1920, in the year that William Desmond Murphy was born, the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
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In 1935, at the age of merely 15 years old, William was alive when on August 14, the Social Security Act was signed into law. The purpose was to "provide federal assistance to those unable to work". The law established the Social Security Administration whose primary focus was to "provide aid for the elderly, the unemployed, and children". The Act survived many Supreme Court challenges and the Administration continues until today.
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Murphy, Helen (Born Jan 8, 1905) Murphy, Denis (Born Sep 25, 1895) Murphy, Thomas (Born Jul 27, 1890) Murphy, Morgan (Born Nov 24, 1885) Murphy, Ellen (Born 1892) Murphy, Johanna (Born 1851) Murphy, Anne (Born May 27, 1884) Murphy, Patrick (Born Feb 27, 1888) Murphy, James (Born 1854) Murphy, Hugh
Murphy, Mabel (Born Feb 6, 1921) Murphy, Rose E (Born 1901) Murphy, Emmett (Born Apr 14, 1924) Murphy, John (Born Oct 26, 1927) Murphy, Rose Eunice (Born 1901) Murphy, Margaret (Born Nov 14, 1865) Murphy, Jeremiah (Born May 1864) Murphy, Nathan (Born Apr 1879) Murphy, Margaret Lillian (Born Feb 20, 1918) Murphy, Richard (Born May 1836)
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