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Nils O Gran 1917 - 1999

Nils O Gran of Marshfield, Plymouth County, MA was born on August 19, 1917 in Sweden, and died at age 81 years old on July 19, 1999. Nils Gran was buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery Section 26 Site 565 Off Connery Avenue, in Bourne.
Nils O Gran
Marshfield, Plymouth County, MA 02050
August 19, 1917
Sweden
July 19, 1999
Male
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  • 08/19
    1917

    Birthday

    August 19, 1917
    Birthdate
    Sweden
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Norfolk County, Massachusetts United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: 1ST SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 31364051 Enlisted: June 25, 1943 in Boston Massachusetts 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

    Semiskilled Occupations In Manufacture Of Textiles, N.e.c.
  • 07/19
    1999

    Death

    July 19, 1999
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Massachusetts National Cemetery Section 26 Site 565 Off Connery Avenue, in Bourne, Ma 02532
    Burial location
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In 1917, in the year that Nils O Gran was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1921, he was just 4 years old when on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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