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James Frederick Britton 1919 - 1982

James Frederick Britton of Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois was born on February 18, 1919, and died at age 63 years old on March 5, 1982. James Britton was buried at Rock Island National Cemetery Section N Site 642 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island.
James Frederick Britton
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois 61201
February 18, 1919
March 5, 1982
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  • 02/18
    1919

    Birthday

    February 18, 1919
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: S1C Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 03/5
    1982

    Death

    March 5, 1982
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Rock Island National Cemetery Section N Site 642 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island, Il 61299
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In 1919, in the year that James Frederick Britton was born, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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In 1920, he was merely 1 year old when on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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