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Roy D Shown 1917 - 2011

Roy D Shown of Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky was born on July 30, 1917, and died at age 93 years old on April 21, 2011.
Roy D Shown
Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky 42301
July 30, 1917
April 21, 2011
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  • 07/30
    1917

    Birthday

    July 30, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Daviess County, Kentucky United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35107000 Enlisted: August 1, 1941 in Louisville Kentucky Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Philippine Department
  • Professional Career

    Waiters And Waitresses, Except Private Family
  • 04/21
    2011

    Death

    April 21, 2011
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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In 1917, in the year that Roy D Shown 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 1932, Roy was only 15 years old when five years to the day after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Newfoundland to Ireland, the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo and the first to replicate Lindbergh's feat. She flew over 2,000 miles in just under 15 hours.
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