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Frederick Douglas Dupree 1922 - 1992

Frederick Douglas Dupree of Shelby County, Tennessee United States was born on February 17, 1922 in Memphis, and died at age 70 years old on May 27, 1992 in Lambert, Quitman County, MS.

Frederick Douglas Dupree

Shelby County, Tennessee United States

February 17, 1922

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States

May 27, 1992

Lambert, Quitman County, Mississippi, United States

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Frederick Douglas Dupree was born on February 17, 1922 in Memphis, Tennessee to parents General L Dupree and Lula Reed. He had a younger brother Jim Dupree. At the age of 20, Frederick registered for the draft on June 30, 1942, in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee. He was employed at the American Finishing Co. on Bodley Ave. in Memphis. Frederick enlisted in the military on October 15, 1942, at Camp Forrest, Tennessee. He held the rank of Private in the Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA, within the Selectees (enlisted men) component. He served in the Quartermaster Corps and was admitted to military service in June 1945 and discharged in the same month from an Aid Station. The reason for his discharge was due to a non-battle injury. He sustained burns on his forearm caused by a flaming liquid (gasoline explosion or similar incident) while on a work detail. Overall, Frederick served for approximately 2-3 years in the military before being discharged.
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1922

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February 17, 1922

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Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee United States

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Ethnicity & Family History

He was Black. Both of his parents were natives of Mississippi.
Nationality & Locations

Frederick was born and raised in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee and later moved to and lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
Early Life & Education

He completed a grammar school education.
Military Service

Frederick Douglass Dupree, a Black male born on February 17, 1922, in Lambuth, Mississippi, was involved in the military during World War II. At the age of 20, Frederick registered for the draft on June 30, 1942, in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee. He was employed at the American Finishing Co. on Bodley Ave. in Memphis. Frederick enlisted in the military on October 15, 1942, at Camp Forrest, Tennessee. He held the rank of Private in the Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA, within the Selectees (enlisted men) component. Frederick was single, without dependents, and was a citizen of the United States. Before enlisting, Frederick had completed grammar school education. His civil occupation was listed as unskilled occupations in the manufacture of textiles. Frederick served in the Quartermaster Corps. His military serial number was 34328233. He was admitted to military service in June 1945 and discharged in the same month from an Aid Station, Clearing or Collection Station, Dispensary. The reason for his discharge was due to a non-battle injury. He sustained burns on his forearm caused by a flaming liquid (gasoline explosion or similar incident) while on a work detail. Overall, Frederick served for approximately 2-3 years in the military before being discharged.
Professional Career

He worked in the manufacture of textiles and was also employed at a stove factory.
05/27

1992

Death

May 27, 1992

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Unknown
Cause of death

Lambert, Quitman County, Mississippi United States
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Frederick Douglas Dupree lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 70.

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In 1922, in the year that Frederick Douglas Dupree was born, on James Joyce's 40th birthday, his book Ulysses was published in France. The book covers the experiences of an Irishman in Dublin on an ordinary day, 16 June 1904. Now considered a classic, it was controversial at the time. Due to some sexual content, the book was banned in the U.S. during the 1920's and the U.S. Post Office destroyed 500 copies of the novel.

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In 1935, by the time he was only 13 years old, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.

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