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Ray R Watsell 1920 - 2011

Ray R Watsell of Racine, Boone County, WV was born on February 19, 1920, and died at age 91 years old on March 30, 2011.
Ray R Watsell
Racine, Boone County, WV 25165
February 19, 1920
March 30, 2011
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  • 02/19
    1920

    Birthday

    February 19, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Floyd County, Kentucky United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35214868 Enlisted: November 13, 1941 in Huntington West Virginia Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Miners, And Mining-machine Operators
  • 03/30
    2011

    Death

    March 30, 2011
    Death date
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    Cause of death
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In 1920, in the year that Ray R Watsell was born, in September, a bomb exploded in the J.P. Morgan bank building in New York City, killing 30 people immediately - 8 later died due to their injuries - and injuring another 200. Killing more people than the 1910 bombing of the LA Times (the deadliest terrorist act up until then), no one took responsibility and the perpetrators were never found. Italian anarchists were suspected of the bombing.
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In 1941, Ray was 21 years old when on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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