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Alma F Cowan 1919 - 2010

Alma F Cowan of Raleigh, Wake County, NC was born on November 7, 1919, and died at age 91 years old on November 12, 2010. Alma Cowan was buried at Salisbury National Cemetery Section H Site 239 501 Statesville Boulevard, in Salisbury.
Alma F Cowan
Raleigh, Wake County, NC 27613
November 7, 1919
November 12, 2010
Female
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  • 11/7
    1919

    Birthday

    November 7, 1919
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: CPL Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 11/12
    2010

    Death

    November 12, 2010
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Salisbury National Cemetery Section H Site 239 501 Statesville Boulevard, in Salisbury, Nc 28144
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In 1919, in the year that Alma F Cowan was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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In 1921, by the time she was only 2 years old, 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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