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Sylvester R Decorte 1922 - 2009

Sylvester R Decorte of Metairie, Jefferson County, LA was born on August 10, 1922, and died at age 87 years old on December 8, 2009.
Sylvester R Decorte
Metairie, Jefferson County, LA 70001
August 10, 1922
December 8, 2009
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  • 08/10
    1922

    Birthday

    August 10, 1922
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Orleans County, Louisiana United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 38496830 Enlisted: July 21, 1943 in New Orleans Louisiana Military branch: No Branch Assignment, 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

    Ship Captains, Mates, Pilots, And Engineers
  • 12/8
    2009

    Death

    December 8, 2009
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1922, in the year that Sylvester R Decorte was born, 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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In 1932, at the age of just 10 years old, Sylvester was alive 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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