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Walter Gruich 1913 - 1981

Walter Gruich of Westland, Wayne County, Michigan was born on November 4, 1913 in Jugoslavia or Montenegro or Yugoslavia, and died at age 67 years old in January 1981.
Walter Gruich
Westland, Wayne County, Michigan 48185
November 4, 1913
Jugoslavia or Montenegro or Yugoslavia
January 1981
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  • 11/4
    1913

    Birthday

    November 4, 1913
    Birthdate
    Jugoslavia or Montenegro or Yugoslavia
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Not Yet A Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 36116070 Enlisted: May 27, 1941 in Detroit Michigan Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Filers, Grinders, Buffers, And Polishers (metal)
  • 01/dd
    1981

    Death

    January 1981
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1913, in the year that Walter Gruich was born, Henry Ford installed the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. It had previously taken 12 hours to assemble a whole vehicle - now it took only two hours and 30 minutes! Inspired by the production lines at flour mills, breweries, canneries and industrial bakeries, along with the disassembly of animal carcasses in Chicago’s meat-packing plants, Ford created moving belts for parts and the assembly line was born.
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In 1922, at the age of merely 9 years old, Walter 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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