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Walter F Gerhold 1922 - 1995

Walter F Gerhold of Tower Hill, Shelby County, IL was born on August 13, 1922, and died at age 73 years old on December 7, 1995.
Walter F Gerhold
Tower Hill, Shelby County, IL 62571
August 13, 1922
December 7, 1995
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  • 08/13
    1922

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    August 13, 1922
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  • 12/7
    1995

    Death

    December 7, 1995
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    Walter F Gerhold lived 3 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1922, in the year that Walter F Gerhold 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 1931, at the age of merely 9 years old, Walter was alive when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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