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Walter Smith 1914 - 1981

Walter Smith was born on December 25, 1914, and died at age 66 years old on June 28, 1981. Walter Smith was buried at Nashville National Cemetery Section HH Site 283 1420 Gallatin Road, South, in Madison, Tn. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Walter Smith.
Walter Smith
December 25, 1914
June 28, 1981
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  • 12/25
    1914

    Birthday

    December 25, 1914
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 06/28
    1981

    Death

    June 28, 1981
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Nashville National Cemetery Section HH Site 283 1420 Gallatin Road, South, in Madison, Tn 37115
    Burial location
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In 1914, in the year that Walter Smith was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1943, at the age of 29 years old, Walter was alive when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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