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John W Jr Gentry 1917 - 2011

John W Gentry of Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, TN was born on September 11, 1917, and died at age 93 years old on February 20, 2011.
John W Gentry
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, TN 37130
September 11, 1917
February 20, 2011
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John W Gentry's History: 1917 - 2011

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  • 09/11
    1917

    Birthday

    September 11, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Rutherford County, Tennessee United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34728794 Enlisted: April 3, 1943 in Ft Oglethorpe Georgia Military branch: No Branch Assignment 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

    Waiters And Waitresses, Except Private Family
  • 02/20
    2011

    Death

    February 20, 2011
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1917, in the year that John W Jr Gentry 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 1922, he was only 5 years old when on James Joyce's 40th birthday, his book Ulysses was published in France. The book covers the experiences of an Irishman in Dublin on an ordinary day, 16 June 1904. Now considered a classic, it was controversial at the time. Due to some sexual content, the book was banned in the U.S. during the 1920's and the U.S. Post Office destroyed 500 copies of the novel.
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