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Ruth Ritz 1917 - 1986

Ruth Ritz of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa was born on January 24, 1917, and died at age 69 years old in May 1986.
Ruth Ritz
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa 50310
January 24, 1917
May 1986
Female
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Ruth Ritz's History: 1917 - 1986

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  • 01/24
    1917

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    January 24, 1917
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  • 05/dd
    1986

    Death

    May 1986
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    Ruth Ritz lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.
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In 1917, in the year that Ruth Ritz was born, in April, the U.S. entered World War I, declaring war against Germany. President Wilson had previously declared neutrality in the war - a position supported by the majority of Americans - but after Germany declared that they would sink all ships trading with Great Britain and sunk U.S. ships, public opinion began to change. Then the Lusitania was sunk, killing 1,201 - including 128 Americans - and more U.S. ships were sunk. The U.S. could stand aside no longer.
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In 1945, she was 28 years old when on August 15th, Imperial Japan announced its surrender. On September 2nd, a formal agreement of surrender was signed. Japan and nine other states signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender in Tokyo Bay, calling for the return of all Allied prisoners of war and subordinating the authority of the emperor and the Japanese government to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. VJ (Victory in Japan) Day was celebrated in the United States on August 14th and 15th. World War II was over.
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