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Melvin Orval Nelson 1928 - 1971

Melvin Orval Nelson was born on August 15, 1928, and died at age 42 years old on May 29, 1971. Melvin Nelson was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section P Site 501 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Melvin Orval Nelson.
Melvin Orval Nelson
August 15, 1928
May 29, 1971
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  • 08/15
    1928

    Birthday

    August 15, 1928
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 05/29
    1971

    Death

    May 29, 1971
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section P Site 501 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn 55450
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In 1928, in the year that Melvin Orval Nelson was born, aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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In 1943, by the time he was only 15 years old, 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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