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Ralph E Downing 1920 - 1998

Ralph Edward Downing of Kingsburg, Fresno County, CA was born on February 29, 1920 in British North America or Canada or Labrador or Newfoundland, and died at age 77 years old on February 10, 1998. Ralph Downing was buried at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery Section 4 Site 149 32053 West Mccabe Road, in Santa Nella.
Ralph Edward Downing
Kingsburg, Fresno County, CA 93631
February 29, 1920
British North America or Canada or Labrador or Newfoundland
February 10, 1998
Male
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  • 02/29
    1920

    Birthday

    February 29, 1920
    Birthdate
    British North America or Canada or Labrador or Newfoundland
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Alameda County, California United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: T SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 39423498 Enlisted: August 23, 1944 in San Francisco California Military branch: No Branch Assignment 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 Furnacemen, Smelters, And Pourers
  • 02/10
    1998

    Death

    February 10, 1998
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery Section 4 Site 149 32053 West Mccabe Road, in Santa Nella, Ca 95322
    Burial location
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In 1920, in the year that Ralph E Downing 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 1939, he was 19 years old when in May, Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length animated film, reached a total international gross of $6.5 million which made it (to then) the most successful sound film of all time. First released in December 1937, it was originally dubbed "Disney's Folly" but the premiere received a standing ovation from the audience. At the 11th Academy Awards in February 1939, Walt Disney won an Academy Honorary Award - a full-size Oscar statuette and seven miniature ones - for Snow White.
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