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Melvin H Gillespie 1915 - 1982

Melvin H Gillespie of Adams, Umatilla County, Oregon was born on July 24, 1915, and died at age 67 years old in September 1982.
Melvin H Gillespie
Adams, Umatilla County, Oregon 97810
July 24, 1915
September 1982
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Melvin H Gillespie's History: 1915 - 1982

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  • 07/24
    1915

    Birthday

    July 24, 1915
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Union County, Oregon United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 39492913 Enlisted: June 27, 1945 in Ft Lewis Washington 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
  • 09/dd
    1982

    Death

    September 1982
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1915, in the year that Melvin H Gillespie 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 1941, by the time he was 26 years old, on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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