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John H Benges Jr 1922 - 1990

John H Benges Jr was born on October 30, 1922 in Baltimore, Maryland United States, and died at age 67 years old on February 14, 1990 in Baltimore. John Benges Jr was buried at Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore.
John H Benges Jr
John Henry Benges Jr, John Henry Benges
October 30, 1922
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
February 14, 1990
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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  • Introduction

    John's father was John H Benges Sr (died 1970) and his mother was Blanche Elaine Bentz (died 1966) In the 1930 federal census, John and Blanche were listed as living with children William, Catherine, Florence, John, Raymond C, Betty, and LeRoy in Baltimore MD. Father John was a truck driver for a marble company. On Dec 22 1942, John Henry Benges married Marguerite (sic) Elaine Level in Luray VA (in his obituary, she is listed as Margaret). They had child Anna
  • 10/30
    1922

    Birthday

    October 30, 1922
    Birthdate
    Baltimore, Maryland United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Caucasian
  • Military Service

    US Army: Enlisted, Feb 5, 1943 Discharged, Dec 21 1945
  • 02/14
    1990

    Death

    February 14, 1990
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Baltimore, Maryland United States
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore, MD
    Burial location
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In 1922, in the year that John H Benges Jr 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 1948, John was 26 years old when on January 30th, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi by a member of a Hindu nationalist party who thought that Gandhi was too accommodating to Muslims. The man, Nathuram Godse, shot Gandhi 3 times. He died immediately. The shooter was tried, convicted, and hung in November 1949.
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