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William J Murphy 1914 - 1992

William J Murphy of Old Greenwich, Fairfield County, CT was born on April 24, 1914, and died at age 77 years old on April 15, 1992.
William J Murphy
Old Greenwich, Fairfield County, CT 06870
April 24, 1914
April 15, 1992
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  • 04/24
    1914

    Birthday

    April 24, 1914
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Fairfield County, Connecticut United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 20138503 Enlisted: September 16, 1940 in Bridgeport Connecticut Military branch: Coast Artillery Corps Or Army Mine Planter Service Rank: Private, National Guard (officers, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Occupations In Fabrication Of Metal Products, N.e.c.
  • 04/15
    1992

    Death

    April 15, 1992
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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In 1914, in the year that William J Murphy was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1920, William was merely 6 years old when 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.
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