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Marcellus Degrate 1915 - 1999

Marcellus Degrate of Breckenridge, Stephens County, TX was born on May 30, 1915, and died at age 84 years old on September 30, 1999.
Marcellus Degrate
Breckenridge, Stephens County, TX 76424
May 30, 1915
September 30, 1999
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  • 05/30
    1915

    Birthday

    May 30, 1915
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Falls County, Texas United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 38028038 Enlisted: March 1, 1941 in Ft Sam Houston Texas Military branch: Branch Immaterial Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 09/30
    1999

    Death

    September 30, 1999
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1915, in the year that Marcellus Degrate was born, the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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In 1920, Marcellus was only 5 years old 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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