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Robert J McGowan 1920 - 2003

Robert J McGowan of Hopkins, Hennepin County, MN was born on August 16, 1920, and died at age 82 years old on June 30, 2003. Robert McGowan was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section 20-B Site 857 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis.
Robert J McGowan
Hopkins, Hennepin County, MN 55305
August 16, 1920
June 30, 2003
Male
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  • 08/16
    1920

    Birthday

    August 16, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    St Louis County, Minnesota United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of College
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 37599683 Enlisted: July 20, 1940 in Ft Snelling Minnesota 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

    Electricians
  • 06/30
    2003

    Death

    June 30, 2003
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section 20-B Site 857 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn 55450
    Burial location
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In 1920, in the year that Robert J McGowan was born, the National Football League, first called the American Professional Football Association, was created. College football was more popular than pro football and rising player salaries were bankrupting league owners. In response, owners created the NFL, using the pro baseball association as a model. Eleven teams were formed: the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, Dayton Triangles, Decatur Staleys, Hammond Pros, Massillon Tigers, Muncie Flyers, Racine Cardinals, Rochester Jeffersons and Rock Island Independents.
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In 1943, he was 23 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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