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William Purcell 1929 - 1983

William Purcell of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on April 16, 1929, and died at age 54 years old on December 5, 1983. William Purcell was buried at Calverton National Cemetery Section 11 Site 2874 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton.
William Purcell
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11212
April 16, 1929
December 5, 1983
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William Purcell's History: 1929 - 1983

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  • 04/16
    1929

    Birthday

    April 16, 1929
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 12/5
    1983

    Death

    December 5, 1983
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    Calverton National Cemetery Section 11 Site 2874 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton, Ny 11933
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In 1929, in the year that William Purcell was born, on March 4th, Herbert Hoover became the 31st President of the United States. Early in his presidency, the October stock market crash - "Black Tuesday" - occurred, which lead to the Great Depression. None of his economic policies were able to make a dent in the Depression. This lead to one term and the election of Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt winning the 1933 election in a landslide.
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In 1941, he was merely 12 years old when 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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