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Sylvan W Keehner 1919 - 1999

Sylvan W Keehner of Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA was born on February 27, 1919, and died at age 80 years old on March 5, 1999. Sylvan Keehner was buried at Rock Island National Cemetery Section Y Site 289 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island, Il.
Sylvan W Keehner
Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA 52001
February 27, 1919
March 5, 1999
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  • 02/27
    1919

    Birthday

    February 27, 1919
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea
  • 03/5
    1999

    Death

    March 5, 1999
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Rock Island National Cemetery Section Y Site 289 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island, Il 61299
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In 1919, in the year that Sylvan W Keehner was born, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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In 1922, at the age of only 3 years old, Sylvan was alive when on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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