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Benjamin H Gant 1931 - 2005

Benjamin H Gant of Littleton, Arapahoe County, CO was born on November 17, 1931, and died at age 73 years old on October 6, 2005. Benjamin Gant was buried at Ft. Logan National Cemetery Section 16 Site 312 4400 West Kenyon Avenue, in Denver.
Benjamin H Gant
Littleton, Arapahoe County, CO 80122
November 17, 1931
October 6, 2005
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  • 11/17
    1931

    Birthday

    November 17, 1931
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: CPL Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 10/6
    2005

    Death

    October 6, 2005
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    Ft. Logan National Cemetery Section 16 Site 312 4400 West Kenyon Avenue, in Denver, Co 80236
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In 1931, in the year that Benjamin H Gant was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1943, Benjamin was just 12 years old when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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