Ralph Leroy Button Sr, 1926–2017 (aged 90 years)
- Name
- Ralph Leroy /Button/ Sr
- Given names
- Ralph Leroy
- Surname
- Button
- Name suffix
- Sr
| Birth | August 25, 1926 |
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| 31st President of the United States | Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929 (aged 2 years) |
| 32nd President of the United States | Franklin D Roosevelt March 4, 1933 (aged 6 years) |
| Occupation | Bicycle Messenger June 1941 (aged 14 years)Employer: Western Union Telegraph Co. |
| Education | High School June 27, 1944 (aged 17 years)School or college: Ithaca High School Note: Class rank: 242 of 274 |
| Military | WWII. Private. South Pacific then Japan. from December 19, 1944 to November 23, 1946 (aged 20 years)Agency: U.S. Army Note: 42 167 433 Technician Fifth Grade Headquarters and Service Company 733rd Amphibian Tractor Battalion 42 167 433 Technician Fifth Grade Headquarters and Service Company 733rd Amphibian Tractor Battalion Honorable Discharge at Fort Dix New Jersey Note that "733" on discharge papers may be a typo and likely should be "773". Eisenhower Library 773rd AMPHIBIAN TRACTOR BATTALION, 1944-45 440 pages (approximate) Box 148 The 773rd Amphibian Tractor Battalion was activated on September 20, 1943 at Camp Cooke, California. The served in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and participated in the Saipan and Ryukyus Operations. This series consists of a history of the unit, unit journals and operations reports for 1944 and 1945, and S-3 periodic reports for May to July 1945 and represents a fairly complete account of the battalion during the war. Military Service Metals Note: Expert Infantry Badge -- The Expert Infantryman Badge, or EIB, is a special skills badge of the Unit… Expert Infantry Badge -- The Expert Infantryman Badge, or EIB, is a special skills badge of the United States Army (long rifle on a blue background). Although similar in name and appearance to the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB), it is a completely different award. The CIB is awarded to infantrymen for participation in ground combat while the EIB is presented for completion of a course of testing designed to demonstrate proficiency in infantry skills. Honorable service lapel pin -- The Honorable Service Lapel Button, sometimes called the Honorable Service Lapel Pin, was awarded to United States military service members who were discharged under honorable conditions during World War II.[1] The award is sometimes colloquially called the Ruptured Duck. Marksman Badge (rifle) left to right under the EIB: World War II Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal World War II Army Occupation Medal (Japan) ATK-ATR Unit Shoulder Patch Note: Shoulder Sleeve Insignia worn by the following U.S. Army Amphibian Tank ( ATK ) & Amphibious Tra… Shoulder Sleeve Insignia worn by the following U.S. Army Amphibian Tank ( ATK ) & Amphibious Tractor ( ATR ) Battalions in WWII. 534th ATR Bn., 536th ATR Bn., 539th ATR Bn., 540th ATR Bn., 658th ATR Bn., 672nd ATR Bn., 708th ATK Bn., 715th ATR Bn., 718th ATR Bn., 726th-728th ATR Bn's., 773rd ATR Bn., 776th ATK Bn., 780th ATK Bn., 788th ATR Bn., 826th ATR Bn. |
| Residence | January 3, 1945 (aged 18 years) Address: Co. E
223rd Btn.
68th Reg.
Camp Blanding, Fla. |
| 33rd President of the United States | Harry S Truman April 12, 1945 (aged 18 years) |
| Residence | July 1945 (aged 18 years) Address: 164 Pearsall Place |
| Occupation | tool room 1947 (aged 20 years)Employer: Morse Chain Company |
| Military | Korean Conflict. Korea 3 days then Japan. Type: Army Corporal Grade E-4 from November 19, 1949 to April 13, 1953 (aged 26 years)Agency: U.S. Army Note: Shipped out 8/27/1951 on SS Chanute Victory ship from San Francisco with the 8011th Army unit Kyoto… Shipped out 8/27/1951 on SS Chanute Victory ship from San Francisco with the 8011th Army unit Kyoto camp Service Co. in Japan (return address on a letter). |
| Residence | from February 18, 1952 to 1954 (aged 27 years) Address: 1028 Coddington Road
Route #4, Coddington Road |
| 34th President of the United States | Dwight D Eisenhower January 20, 1953 (aged 26 years) |
| Residence | 1954 (aged 27 years) Address: 425 West Seneca Street
Ithaca, New York |
| Occupation | Data Processing 1960 (aged 33 years)Employer: Morse Chain, Borg-Warner Corporation |
| 35th President of the United States | John F Kennedy January 20, 1961 (aged 34 years) |
| 36th President of the United States | Lyndon B Johnson November 22, 1963 (aged 37 years) |
| Occupation | Computer Analyst 1969 (aged 42 years)Employer: Ithaca College |
| 37th President of the United States | Richard Nixon January 20, 1969 (aged 42 years) |
| Occupation | Bike store owner 1970 (aged 43 years)Address: 115 N. Tioga St
Ithaca, NY 14850
then
524 W. State St
Ithaca, NY 14850 Employer: Ithaca Bike Shop formerly Shepherd's Bike Shop Ithaca Bike Shop items Obit comments from Steven Johnson, T-Burg, NY on March 29, 2017 Shepard's Bike Shop! Only place for us to go during the 1970s Bike Boom days from the hills of T-burg. My first ride around Cayuga Lake was on a bike purchased from Ralph Button. Did not know how to adjust the cable tension on my Huret shifter, he showed me how. After that, vowed never to be that ignorant of simple mechanical stuff anymore. Thanks Mr. B. Ithaca Classified Business Directory 1962 Note: See page 12 in the file or page 142 in the printed document. Listing for "Button's Bicycle Shop… See page 12 in the file or page 142 in the printed document. Listing for "Button's Bicycle Shop" at 425 W Seneca and "Shepherd's Bike Shop" at 524 W State. Shepherd's Bike Shop purchased Note: Shepherd's at 524 W. State St. purchased. |
| Occupation | bicycle shop owner August 7, 1972 (aged 45 years)Address: 120 W. State St. Employer: Ithaca Bike Shop Note: Babe Shulman sells building at 120 W. State St., formerly the Bass Furniture store, to Ralph Button… Babe Shulman sells building at 120 W. State St., formerly the Bass Furniture store, to Ralph Button as the Ithaca Bike Shop new location. The Shop was located at 530 W. State St. |
| Residence | from 1964 to 1978 (aged 51 years) Address: 457 Hayts Road
Ithaca, NY 14850 Property ownership change 1975 Note: 457 Hayts Rd property was transferred to John Button from Ralph and Margaret Button on 27 Oct 1975. |
| 38th President of the United States | Gerald Ford August 9, 1974 (aged 47 years) |
| 39th President of the United States | Jimmy Carter January 20, 1977 (aged 50 years) |
| 40th President of the United States | Ronald Reagan January 20, 1981 (aged 54 years) |
| 41st President of the United States | George H W Bush January 20, 1989 (aged 62 years) |
| Residence | 1993 (aged 66 years) Address: 3 Brightday Road, Little Creek Park |
| 42nd President of the United States | Bill Clinton January 20, 1993 (aged 66 years) |
| 43rd President of the United States | George W Bush January 20, 2001 (aged 74 years) |
| 44th President of the United States | Barack Obama January 20, 2009 (aged 82 years) |
| 45th President of the United States | Donald Trump January 20, 2017 (aged 90 years) |
| Death | March 11, 2017 – 15:15 (aged 90 years) |
| Burial | after March 25, 2017 (14 days after death) Address: Christian Cemetery Religion: Christian |
| Identification number | Button Families of America Citation details: p.483 |
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| Source | Button Families of America Citation details: #1.8.3.10.3.10.1.3.2.1, p.483 |
| Education | Class rank: 242 of 274 |
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| Military | 42 167 433 Technician Fifth Grade Headquarters and Service Company 733rd Amphibian Tractor Battalion Honorable Discharge at Fort Dix New Jersey Note that "733" on discharge papers may be a typo and likely should be "773". Eisenhower Library 773rd AMPHIBIAN TRACTOR BATTALION, 1944-45 440 pages (approximate) Box 148 The 773rd Amphibian Tractor Battalion was activated on September 20, 1943 at Camp Cooke, California. The served in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and participated in the Saipan and Ryukyus Operations. This series consists of a history of the unit, unit journals and operations reports for 1944 and 1945, and S-3 periodic reports for May to July 1945 and represents a fairly complete account of the battalion during the war. |
| Military | Shipped out 8/27/1951 on SS Chanute Victory ship from San Francisco with the 8011th Army unit Kyoto camp Service Co. in Japan (return address on a letter). |
| Occupation | Babe Shulman sells building at 120 W. State St., formerly the Bass Furniture store, to Ralph Button as the Ithaca Bike Shop new location. The Shop was located at 530 W. State St. |
| Note | He was a sergeant in the US Army in WWII and in the Korean Conflict, where he was wounded and received the Purple Heart. |
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| Military | Note: Expert Infantry Badge -- The Expert Infantryman Badge, or EIB, is a special skills badge of the Unit… Expert Infantry Badge -- The Expert Infantryman Badge, or EIB, is a special skills badge of the United States Army (long rifle on a blue background). Although similar in name and appearance to the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB), it is a completely different award. The CIB is awarded to infantrymen for participation in ground combat while the EIB is presented for completion of a course of testing designed to demonstrate proficiency in infantry skills. Honorable service lapel pin -- The Honorable Service Lapel Button, sometimes called the Honorable Service Lapel Pin, was awarded to United States military service members who were discharged under honorable conditions during World War II.[1] The award is sometimes colloquially called the Ruptured Duck. Marksman Badge (rifle) left to right under the EIB: World War II Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal World War II Army Occupation Medal (Japan) |
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| Military | Note: Shoulder Sleeve Insignia worn by the following U.S. Army Amphibian Tank ( ATK ) & Amphibious Tra… Shoulder Sleeve Insignia worn by the following U.S. Army Amphibian Tank ( ATK ) & Amphibious Tractor ( ATR ) Battalions in WWII. 534th ATR Bn., 536th ATR Bn., 539th ATR Bn., 540th ATR Bn., 658th ATR Bn., 672nd ATR Bn., 708th ATK Bn., 715th ATR Bn., 718th ATR Bn., 726th-728th ATR Bn's., 773rd ATR Bn., 776th ATK Bn., 780th ATK Bn., 788th ATR Bn., 826th ATR Bn. |
| Residence | Source: Ithaca Journal Citation details: page 5 Date of entry in original source: January 3, 1945 Quality of data: secondary evidence |
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| Occupation | Obit comments from Steven Johnson, T-Burg, NY on March 29, 2017 Shepard's Bike Shop! Only place for us to go during the 1970s Bike Boom days from the hills of T-burg. My first ride around Cayuga Lake was on a bike purchased from Ralph Button. Did not know how to adjust the cable tension on my Huret shifter, he showed me how. After that, vowed never to be that ignorant of simple mechanical stuff anymore. Thanks Mr. B. |
| Occupation | Note: See page 12 in the file or page 142 in the printed document. Listing for "Button's Bicycle Shop… See page 12 in the file or page 142 in the printed document. Listing for "Button's Bicycle Shop" at 425 W Seneca and "Shepherd's Bike Shop" at 524 W State. |
| Occupation | Note: Shepherd's at 524 W. State St. purchased. Source: Ithaca Journal Citation details: page 12 Date of entry in original source: March 17, 1970 Text: Shepherd's Bike Shop at 524 W. State St. has been purchased by Ralph BUtton. The name will remain the same. The former owner, Wallace Payne of Lansing, has retired because of illness. Payne's father-in-law was the original Mr. Shepherd who started the business in 1941. ... Quality of data: primary evidence |
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| Occupation | Source: Ithaca Journal Citation details: page 21 Date of entry in original source: February 7, 1974 Quality of data: primary evidence |
| Residence | Note: 457 Hayts Rd property was transferred to John Button from Ralph and Margaret Button on 27 Oct 1975. Source: Ithaca Journal Citation details: page 7 Date of entry in original source: November 8, 1975 Quality of data: secondary evidence |
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| Media object | Obit comments from Steven Johnson, T-Burg, NY on March 29, 2017 Shepard's Bike Shop! Only place for us to go during the 1970s Bike Boom days from the hills of T-burg. My first ride around Cayuga Lake was on a bike purchased from Ralph Button. Did not know how to adjust the cable tension on my Huret shifter, he showed me how. After that, vowed never to be that ignorant of simple mechanical stuff anymore. Thanks Mr. B. |
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| Media object | Note: Expert Infantry Badge -- The Expert Infantryman Badge, or EIB, is a special skills badge of the Unit… Expert Infantry Badge -- The Expert Infantryman Badge, or EIB, is a special skills badge of the United States Army (long rifle on a blue background). Although similar in name and appearance to the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB), it is a completely different award. The CIB is awarded to infantrymen for participation in ground combat while the EIB is presented for completion of a course of testing designed to demonstrate proficiency in infantry skills. Honorable service lapel pin -- The Honorable Service Lapel Button, sometimes called the Honorable Service Lapel Pin, was awarded to United States military service members who were discharged under honorable conditions during World War II.[1] The award is sometimes colloquially called the Ruptured Duck. Marksman Badge (rifle) left to right under the EIB: World War II Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal World War II Army Occupation Medal (Japan) |
| Media object | Note: See page 12 in the file or page 142 in the printed document. Listing for "Button's Bicycle Shop… See page 12 in the file or page 142 in the printed document. Listing for "Button's Bicycle Shop" at 425 W Seneca and "Shepherd's Bike Shop" at 524 W State. |
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