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Walter Brooks 1919 - 1998

Walter S Brooks of Roanoke, Roanoke City County, VA was born on November 3, 1919, and died at age 78 years old on March 11, 1998.
Walter S Brooks
Roanoke, Roanoke City County, VA 24017
November 3, 1919
March 11, 1998
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Walter S Brooks' History: 1919 - 1998

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  • 11/3
    1919

    Birthday

    November 3, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Augusta County, Virginia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33158765 Enlisted: April 10, 1942 in Cp Lee Virginia Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, 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

    Semiskilled Cooperage Occupations, N.e.c.
  • 03/11
    1998

    Death

    March 11, 1998
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1919, in the year that Walter Brooks 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 1962, at the age of 43 years old, Walter was alive when lasting from October 16th - 28th, the Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest that the United States and the Soviet Union came to nuclear war. The Soviet Union had been installing a nuclear missile base in Cuba. The United States established a blockade to stop the base from being completed. Through secret negotiations, war was averted: the Soviet Union agreed to dismantle their weapons in Cuba and the United States agreed to never invade Cuba and to dismantle weapons in Turkey and Italy.
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