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Merle R Champion 1899 - 1969

Merle R Champion of Granite City, Madison County, Illinois was born on March 8, 1899, and died at age 70 years old in November 1969.

Merle R Champion
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Granite City, Madison County, Illinois 62040
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March 8, 1899
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November 1969
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  • 03/8
    1899

    Birthday

    March 8, 1899
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    Madison County, Illinois United States

  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 36434027 Enlisted: October 30, 1942 in Peoria Illinois Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law

  • Professional Career

    Skilled Cranemen, Derrickmen, Hoistmen, And Shovelmen
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    1969

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    November 1969
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In 1899, in the year that Merle R Champion was born, on February 4th, the Philippine–American War began. The Philippines objected to the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1898, that transferred possession of the Philippines from Spain to the U.S. Filipinos began a fight for independence and fighting between U.S. forces and those of the Philippine Republic broke out. On June 2nd, the Philippines officially declared war on the United States.
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In 1909, at the age of merely 10 years old, Merle was alive when the New York Times published the first movie review. It was a report on D.W. Griffith's movie "Pippa Passes" also called "The Song of Conscience", a silent film. The review said that this work was moving away from "lurid material that attracted the wrath of censors and concerned citizens and toward more respectable ends. The movie was the story of a young female factory worker, on her day off, wandering and singing - thus changing the hearts of those around her towards good.
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Champion, Annie (Born Sep 1900) Champion, Vivian (Born Apr 9, 1898) Champion, Charles (Born 1895) Champion, Vivian (Born Apr 9, 1898) Champion, Bibb (Born Jan 9, 1929) Champion, Sallie Frances Bessie (Born Oct 15, 1900) Champion, Sallie (Born Oct 15, 1900) Champion, Vivian (Born Apr 9, 1898) Champion, Martha (Born Dec 29, 1852) Champion, George (Born 1854)
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