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Grace H Wakeman 1922 - 2013

Grace H Wakeman was born on January 19, 1922, and died at age 91 years old on March 22, 2013. Grace Wakeman was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section 1-I Site 553 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis, Mo. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Grace H Wakeman.

Grace H Wakeman

January 19, 1922

March 22, 2013

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1922

Birthday

January 19, 1922

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Military Service

Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: SSGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
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2013

Death

March 22, 2013

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Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section 1-I Site 553 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis, Mo 63125
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Grace H Wakeman lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 91.

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In 1922, in the year that Grace H Wakeman was born, 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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In 1941, Grace was 19 years old when on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.

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