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Oscar L Rainwater 1923 - 2001

Oscar Lee Rainwater of Seal Beach, Orange County, CA was born on November 1, 1923, and died at age 77 years old on February 28, 2001. Oscar Rainwater was buried at Riverside National Cemetery Section 55 Site 5648 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside.

Oscar Lee Rainwater
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Seal Beach, Orange County, CA 90740
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November 1, 1923
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February 28, 2001
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  • 11/1
    1923

    Birthday

    November 1, 1923
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    Los Angeles County, California United States

  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School

  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 39555596 Enlisted: January 22, 1943 in Los Angeles California Military branch: Branch Immaterial Warrant Officers, Usa 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 Production Of Miscellaneous Food Products
  • 02/28
    2001

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    February 28, 2001
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    Riverside National Cemetery Section 55 Site 5648 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside, Ca 92518
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In 1923, in the year that Oscar L Rainwater was born, Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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In 1943, Oscar was 20 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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Rainwater, Anita (Dec 3, 1942 - May 3, 2003) Rainwater, Elaine (Jul 13, 1930 - Apr 5, 2010) Rainwater, Constance (Aug 26, 1927 - Dec 16, 2009) Rainwater, Billyjoe (Jul 17, 1941 - Aug 1985) Rainwater, Emma (Apr 18, 1918 - Jan 21, 2006) Rainwater, Ethel (May 12, 1926 - Dec 13, 1998) Rainwater, Jessie (Aug 10, 1889 - May 1975) Rainwater, Dora (Jan 1, 1908 - Jul 1984) Rainwater, Phyllis (Dec 16, 1942 - Jan 7, 2011) Rainwater, Doris (Jul 6, 1924 - Jul 12, 2000)
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