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John E Gavin 1922 - 2008

John E Gavin of Peoria, Peoria County, IL was born on May 30, 1922, and died at age 86 years old on December 10, 2008.
John E Gavin
Peoria, Peoria County, IL 61614
May 30, 1922
December 10, 2008
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  • 05/30
    1922

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    May 30, 1922
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  • 12/10
    2008

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    December 10, 2008
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    John E Gavin lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1922, in the year that John E Gavin 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 1942, he was 20 years old when due to World War II, automobile production in the United States was stopped on February 1st. A tire rationing program had begun the month before. Detroit - the main hub of car manufacturing - was ordered to free up assembly lines for military production. The president of the Automobile Manufacturers Association said “The automotive industry is in this war all the way". Some dealerships had to close and others expanded their repair shops. The used car market boomed (as did a black market in used cars).
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