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John Murphy Jr 1921 - 1990

John Murphy Jr was born on December 12, 1921, and died at age 68 years old on April 16, 1990. John Murphy was buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery Section C-190 Site 55 950 South Sepulveda Boulevard, in Los Angeles, Ca. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Murphy Jr.
John Murphy Jr
December 12, 1921
April 16, 1990
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  • 12/12
    1921

    Birthday

    December 12, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 04/16
    1990

    Death

    April 16, 1990
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Los Angeles National Cemetery Section C-190 Site 55 950 South Sepulveda Boulevard, in Los Angeles, Ca 90049
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In 1921, in the year that John Murphy Jr was born, hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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In 1943, when he was 22 years old, on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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