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John Robert Detry 1919 - 2015

John Robert Detry was born on March 26, 1919 in Green Bay, Wisconsin United States. He was married to Barbara A Detry on October 6 in Green Bay, Brown County, and they were together until Barbara's death in May 1990 in Green Bay. John Detry died at age 95 years old in February 2015 in Green Bay. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Robert Detry.
John Robert Detry
March 26, 1919
Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
February 2015
Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
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  • 03/26
    1919

    Birthday

    March 26, 1919
    Birthdate
    Green Bay, Wisconsin United States
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    2015

    Death

    February 2015
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Green Bay, Wisconsin United States
    Death location
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In 1919, in the year that John Robert Detry was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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In 1934, at the age of merely 15 years old, John was alive when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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Marriage

Barbara A Detry

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John Robert Detry

October 6
Marriage date
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin United States
Marriage location
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May 1990
Barbara's death date
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin United States
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