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John R Chavis 1922 - 2005

John R Chavis Jr of Canton, Stark County, OH was born on June 8, 1922, and died at age 83 years old on September 29, 2005. John Chavis was buried at Dayton National Cemetery Section 31 Site 253 Va Medical Center - 4100 West Third Street, in Dayton.
John R Chavis Jr
Canton, Stark County, OH 44720
June 8, 1922
September 29, 2005
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  • 06/8
    1922

    Birthday

    June 8, 1922
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Franklin County, Ohio United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SERG Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea, Vietnam Military serial#: 35630606 Enlisted: November 26, 1945 in Indiantown Gap Pennsylvania Military branch: Corps Of Military Police Rank: Private First Class, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • 09/29
    2005

    Death

    September 29, 2005
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Dayton National Cemetery Section 31 Site 253 Va Medical Center - 4100 West Third Street, in Dayton, Oh 45428
    Burial location
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In 1922, in the year that John R Chavis 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 1954, by the time he was 32 years old, from April 22 through June 17th, the Army v. McCarthy hearings were held. The U.S. Army accused Roy Cohn (chief counsel to Senator McCarthy and later trusted mentor of Donald Trump) of blackmail. McCarthy and Cohn accused the U.S. Army of harboring communists. The Army allegations were found to be true. The U.S. Senate later censured McCarthy.
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