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Melvin Martin 1939 - 1997

Melvin Martin was born on April 30, 1939, and died at age 58 years old on June 27, 1997. Melvin Martin was buried at Quantico National Cemetery Section 12 Site 366 18424 Joplin Road (route 619), in Triangle, Va. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Melvin Martin.
Melvin Martin
April 30, 1939
June 27, 1997
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  • 04/30
    1939

    Birthday

    April 30, 1939
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
  • 06/27
    1997

    Death

    June 27, 1997
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Quantico National Cemetery Section 12 Site 366 18424 Joplin Road (route 619), in Triangle, Va 22172
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In 1939, in the year that Melvin Martin was born, in May, Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length animated film, reached a total international gross of $6.5 million which made it (to then) the most successful sound film of all time. First released in December 1937, it was originally dubbed "Disney's Folly" but the premiere received a standing ovation from the audience. At the 11th Academy Awards in February 1939, Walt Disney won an Academy Honorary Award - a full-size Oscar statuette and seven miniature ones - for Snow White.
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In 1943, Melvin was merely 4 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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