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Ruth H Gurley 1921 - 1988

Ruth H Gurley of Tornado, Kanawha County, WV was born on April 8, 1921, and died at age 67 years old on May 13, 1988.
Ruth H Gurley
Tornado, Kanawha County, WV 25202
April 8, 1921
May 13, 1988
Female
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  • 04/8
    1921

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    April 8, 1921
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  • 05/13
    1988

    Death

    May 13, 1988
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    Ruth H Gurley lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 67.
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In 1921, in the year that Ruth H Gurley was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1940, Ruth was 19 years old when on November 5th, President Franklin Roosevelt was elected to a third term, defeating Wendell Willkie of Indiana (a corporate lawyer). Roosevelt running for a third term was controversial. But the U.S. was emerging from the Great Recession and he promised that he would not involve the country in any foreign war (which of course changed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor). Roosevelt defeated Willkie in the popular vote by 54.7 to 44.8% and in the Electoral College 449 to 82.
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