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John D Smith 1919 - 1994

John D Smith of Gary, Lake County, IN was born on January 11, 1919, and died at age 75 years old on May 27, 1994.
John D Smith
Gary, Lake County, IN 46404
January 11, 1919
May 27, 1994
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  • 01/11
    1919

    Birthday

    January 11, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Lake County, Indiana United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35160938 Enlisted: January 29, 1946 in Indianapolis Indiana Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Staff Sergeant, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Panama Canal Department
  • 05/27
    1994

    Death

    May 27, 1994
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1919, in the year that John D Smith was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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In 1932, John was only 13 years old when five years to the day after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Newfoundland to Ireland, the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo and the first to replicate Lindbergh's feat. She flew over 2,000 miles in just under 15 hours.
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