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Melvin E Gornic 1922 - 1997

Melvin E Gornic of Monroeville, Allegheny County, PA was born on August 23, 1922, and died at age 74 years old on March 7, 1997.
Melvin E Gornic
Monroeville, Allegheny County, PA 15146
August 23, 1922
March 7, 1997
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Melvin E Gornic's History: 1922 - 1997

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  • 08/23
    1922

    Birthday

    August 23, 1922
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Allegheny County, Pennsylvania United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33972697 Enlisted: June 7, 1945 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 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

    General Farmers
  • 03/7
    1997

    Death

    March 7, 1997
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1922, in the year that Melvin E Gornic was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1943, he was 21 years old when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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