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Melvin James Carpenter 1920 - 2010

Melvin James Carpenter of Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA was born on January 16, 1920, and died at age 90 years old on July 9, 2010. Melvin Carpenter was buried at Riverside National Cemetery Section 51 Site 979 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside.
Melvin James Carpenter
Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA 92648
January 16, 1920
July 9, 2010
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  • 01/16
    1920

    Birthday

    January 16, 1920
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: CAPT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea, Vietnam
  • 07/9
    2010

    Death

    July 9, 2010
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    Riverside National Cemetery Section 51 Site 979 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside, Ca 92518
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In 1920, in the year that Melvin James Carpenter was born, 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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In 1931, by the time he was only 11 years old, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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