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Wilson Gene Purvis 1935 - 2004

Wilson Gene Purvis of Houston, Harris County, TX was born on July 26, 1935, and died at age 69 years old on November 25, 2004. Wilson Purvis was buried at Houston National Cemetery Section N3 Site 1471 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston.
Wilson Gene Purvis
Houston, Harris County, TX 77016
July 26, 1935
November 25, 2004
Male
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  • 07/26
    1935

    Birthday

    July 26, 1935
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SP3 Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 11/25
    2004

    Death

    November 25, 2004
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    Houston National Cemetery Section N3 Site 1471 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston, Tx 77038
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In 1935, in the year that Wilson Gene Purvis was born, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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In 1947, Wilson was only 12 years old when on November 25th, the Hollywood "Black List" was created by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). Ten Hollywood writers and directors had refused to testify to the Committee regarding "Communists" or "Reds" in the movie industry. The next day, the blacklist was created and they were fired.
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