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Ruby Lee Gilkey 1919 - 1976

Ruby Lee Gilkey was born on July 5, 1919, and died at age 57 years old on July 15, 1976. Ruby Gilkey was buried at Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery Section Q Site 889 in Fort Leavenworth, Ks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ruby Lee Gilkey.

Ruby Lee Gilkey

July 5, 1919

July 15, 1976

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1919

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July 5, 1919

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Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
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1976

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July 15, 1976

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Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery Section Q Site 889 in Fort Leavenworth, Ks 66027
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Ruby Lee Gilkey lived 15 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 57.

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In 1919, in the year that Ruby Lee Gilkey was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.

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In 1937, by the time she was 18 years old, on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.

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