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Dewitt Chandler Jr 1919 - 1998

Dewitt Chandler Jr was born on June 30, 1919, and died at age 79 years old on July 16, 1998. Dewitt Chandler was buried at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section 25 Site 1114 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, in San Antonio, Tx. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dewitt Chandler Jr.
Dewitt Chandler Jr
June 30, 1919
July 16, 1998
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  • 06/30
    1919

    Birthday

    June 30, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 07/16
    1998

    Death

    July 16, 1998
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section 25 Site 1114 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, in San Antonio, Tx 78209
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In 1919, in the year that Dewitt Chandler Jr 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 1960, he was 41 years old when on May 1st, an American CIA U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over the Soviet Union. Powers ejected and survived but was captured. The U.S. claimed that the U-2 was a "weather plane" but Powers was convicted in the Soviet Union of espionage. He was released in 1962 after 1 year, 9 months and 10 days in prison.
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