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John W Polk 1915 - 1988

John W Polk of Houston, Harris County, TX was born on July 31, 1915, and died at age 73 years old on December 5, 1988.
John W Polk
Houston, Harris County, TX 77021
July 31, 1915
December 5, 1988
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John W Polk's History: 1915 - 1988

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  • 07/31
    1915

    Birthday

    July 31, 1915
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Harris County, Texas United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 18188406 Enlisted: October 17, 1942 in Houston Texas Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 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

    Clerks, General Office
  • 12/5
    1988

    Death

    December 5, 1988
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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Did you know?
In 1915, in the year that John W Polk was born, the Superior Court in Fulton County Georgia accepted the charter for the establishment of the new Ku Klux Klan, succeeding the Klan that flourished in the South in the late 1800's. This iteration of the Klan adopted white clothing and used many of the code words from the first Klan, adding cross burnings and mass marches in an attempt to intimidate others.
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In 1920, when he was just 5 years old, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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