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Melvin Smith 1922 - 1982

Melvin Smith of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida was born on April 22, 1922, and died at age 60 years old in August 1982.
Melvin Smith
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 32209
April 22, 1922
August 1982
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Melvin Smith's History: 1922 - 1982

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  • 04/22
    1922

    Birthday

    April 22, 1922
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Duval County, Florida United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 14013622 Enlisted: October 20, 1945 in Cp Blanding Florida Military branch: Quartermaster Corps Rank: Private First Class, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • 08/dd
    1982

    Death

    August 1982
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1922, in the year that Melvin Smith 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 1933, at the age of merely 11 years old, Melvin was alive when on March 4th, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the 32nd President of the United States. He was elected four times (equaled by no other President) and guided the United States through the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and World War 2. His wife was his cousin Eleanor Roosevelt (Teddy Roosevelt's niece) who President Truman called "First Lady of the World". Some of the major programs that survive from his presidency are the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wagner Act (The National Labor Relations Act of 1935) , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Social Security.
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