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Rita Mae Chaffin 1931 - 2005

Rita Mae Chaffin of San Antonio, Bexar County, TX was born on June 6, 1931, and died at age 74 years old on October 22, 2005. Rita Chaffin was buried at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section 26 Site 1415 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, in San Antonio.
Rita Mae Chaffin
San Antonio, Bexar County, TX 78251
June 6, 1931
October 22, 2005
Female
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  • 06/6
    1931

    Birthday

    June 6, 1931
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: MSGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea, Vietnam
  • 10/22
    2005

    Death

    October 22, 2005
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section 26 Site 1415 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, in San Antonio, Tx 78209
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In 1931, in the year that Rita Mae Chaffin was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1943, Rita was just 12 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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