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George Jr Smith 1915 - 1997

George Jr Smith of Clay City, Powell County, KY was born on February 2, 1915, and died at age 82 years old on June 9, 1997.
George Jr Smith
Clay City, Powell County, KY 40312
February 2, 1915
June 9, 1997
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  • 02/2
    1915

    Birthday

    February 2, 1915
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Maury County, Tennessee United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34325802 Enlisted: January 3, 1946 in Ft Knox Kentucky Military branch: Quartermaster Corps Rank: Technician 5th Grade, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • Professional Career

    Skilled Occupations In Manufacture Of Electrical Machinery And Accessories, N.e.c.
  • 06/9
    1997

    Death

    June 9, 1997
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1915, in the year that George Jr Smith was born, the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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In 1943, George was 28 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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