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John R Dray 1920 - 2011

John Robert Dray of Harrod, Allen County, Ohio was born on August 7, 1920, and died at age 90 years old on April 6, 2011.
John Robert Dray
Harrod, Allen County, Ohio 45850
August 7, 1920
April 6, 2011
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  • 08/7
    1920

    Birthday

    August 7, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Allen County, Ohio United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35345769 Enlisted: October 29, 1942 in Toledo Ohio Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Furnacemen, Smelters, And Pourers
  • 04/6
    2011

    Death

    April 6, 2011
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1920, in the year that John R Dray was born, the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
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In 1943, at the age of 23 years old, John was alive when 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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