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Viola M Mercure 1919 - 1997

Viola M Mercure of Portage, Kalamazoo County, MI was born on April 7, 1919, and died at age 78 years old on November 20, 1997.
Viola M Mercure
Portage, Kalamazoo County, MI 49024
April 7, 1919
November 20, 1997
Female
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  • 04/7
    1919

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    April 7, 1919
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  • 11/20
    1997

    Death

    November 20, 1997
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    Viola M Mercure lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1919, in the year that Viola M Mercure 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 1921, Viola was only 2 years old when on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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