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Gordon R Elwell 1915 - 1990

Gordon R Elwell was born on April 11, 1915, and died at age 75 years old on November 28, 1990. Gordon Elwell was buried at Wood National Cemetery Section J Site 245 5000 West National Ave. Bldg. 1301, in Milwaukee, Wi. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gordon R Elwell.

Gordon R Elwell

April 11, 1915

November 28, 1990

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04/11

1915

Birthday

April 11, 1915

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Military Service

Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: CPL Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
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1990

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November 28, 1990

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Wood National Cemetery Section J Site 245 5000 West National Ave. Bldg. 1301, in Milwaukee, Wi 53295
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Gordon R Elwell lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.

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In 1915, in the year that Gordon R Elwell was born, The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".

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In 1943, Gordon 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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