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John Potaczala 1920 - 1985

John Potaczala of Tonawanda, Erie County, NY was born on July 18, 1920, and died at age 65 years old in December 1985.

John Potaczala
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Tonawanda, Erie County, NY 14150
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July 18, 1920
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December 1985
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  • 07/18
    1920

    Birthday

    July 18, 1920
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    Niagara County, New York United States

  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 20232375 Enlisted: September 16, 1940 in Tonawanda New York Military branch: Infantry Rank: Private, National Guard (officers, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
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    1985

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    December 1985
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In 1920, in the year that John Potaczala was born, 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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In 1933, John was just 13 years old when on December 5th, the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. The 21st Amendment said "The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed." Alcohol was legal again! It was the only amendment to the Constitution approved for the explicit purpose of repealing a previously existing amendment. South Carolina was the only state to reject the Amendment.
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Potaczala, Pauline (Dec 18, 1912 - Jul 18, 1998) Potaczala, Casimir (Dec 17, 1916 - Apr 9, 2000) Potaczala, John (Nov 16, 1932 - Jan 1982) Potaczala, Ronald (Jul 24, 1942 - Oct 3, 2002) Potaczala, Edward (Sep 7, 1925 - Aug 1976) Potaczala, Robert (Dec 23, 1959 - Dec 1979) Potaczala, Frank (Oct 29, 1916 - Nov 1984) Potaczala, Donald (May 16, 1951 - Aug 14, 1999) Potaczala, Joseph (Feb 26, 1927 - Nov 1970) Potaczala, Gregory (Sep 12, 1963 - Nov 1986)
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