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Elmer H Gerbing 1917 - 1987

Elmer H Gerbing of Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois was born on August 22, 1917, and died at age 69 years old in February 1987.
Elmer H Gerbing
Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois 61554
August 22, 1917
February 1987
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Elmer H Gerbing's History: 1917 - 1987

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  • 08/22
    1917

    Birthday

    August 22, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Tazewell County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 20605846 Enlisted: March 5, 1941 in Delavan Illinois Military branch: Infantry Rank: Private, National Guard (officers, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
  • 02/dd
    1987

    Death

    February 1987
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
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In 1917, in the year that Elmer H Gerbing was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1941, at the age of 24 years old, Elmer was alive when in his State of the Union address on January 6th, President Roosevelt detailed the "four freedoms" that everyone in the world should have: Freedom of speech, Freedom of worship, Freedom from want, and Freedom from fear. In the same speech, he outlined the benefits of democracy which he said were economic opportunity, employment, social security, and the promise of "adequate health care".
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