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Wayland Cathel Douglas 1934 - 1997

Wayland Cathel Douglas was born on January 24, 1934, and died at age 63 years old on December 10, 1997. Wayland Douglas was buried at Houston National Cemetery Section K1 Site 399 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston, Tx. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Wayland Cathel Douglas.
Wayland Cathel Douglas
January 24, 1934
December 10, 1997
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  • 01/24
    1934

    Birthday

    January 24, 1934
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SP5 Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 12/10
    1997

    Death

    December 10, 1997
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Houston National Cemetery Section K1 Site 399 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston, Tx 77038
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In 1934, in the year that Wayland Cathel Douglas was born, on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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In 1943, Wayland was merely 9 years old 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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