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John M Mewhinney 1917 - 1989

John M Mewhinney of Middle Island, Suffolk County, NY was born on May 13, 1917, and died at age 72 years old on August 12, 1989. John Mewhinney was buried at Calverton National Cemetery Section 8 Site 835 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton.
John M Mewhinney
Middle Island, Suffolk County, NY 11953
May 13, 1917
August 12, 1989
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  • 05/13
    1917

    Birthday

    May 13, 1917
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 08/12
    1989

    Death

    August 12, 1989
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Calverton National Cemetery Section 8 Site 835 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton, Ny 11933
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In 1917, in the year that John M Mewhinney was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1921, by the time he was merely 4 years old, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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