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Leroy Grimes 1915 - 1979

Leroy Grimes of Norfolk, Norfolk City County, Virginia was born on August 14, 1915, and died at age 63 years old in February 1979.
Leroy Grimes
Norfolk, Norfolk City County, Virginia 23513
August 14, 1915
February 1979
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Leroy Grimes' History: 1915 - 1979

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  • 08/14
    1915

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    August 14, 1915
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  • 02/dd
    1979

    Death

    February 1979
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    Leroy Grimes lived 9 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 63.
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In 1915, in the year that Leroy Grimes was born, in May, the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German torpedo. The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was sailing from New York to Liverpool England. She sank in 18 minutes - 1,198 died and 761 survived. While travelers were the main casualty - and commodity - the Lusitania did carry wartime weapons. "Remember the Lusitania" became the rallying cry of World War 1.
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In 1920, at the age of only 5 years old, Leroy was alive when 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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