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Ernest G Smith 1919 - 1971

Ernest G Smith of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California was born on August 12, 1919, and died at age 51 years old in January 1971.
Ernest G Smith
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 95111
August 12, 1919
January 1971
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Ernest G Smith's History: 1919 - 1971

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  • 08/12
    1919

    Birthday

    August 12, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Butte County, California United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 19140449 Enlisted: October 23, 1942 in San Francisco California Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Construction Occupations, N.e.c.
  • 01/dd
    1971

    Death

    January 1971
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1919, in the year that Ernest G Smith 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 1922, he was only 3 years old when on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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