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Weldon Umphress 1917 - 1995

Weldon Umphress of Van Alstyne, Grayson County, TX was born on July 23, 1917, and died at age 78 years old on August 20, 1995.
Weldon Umphress
Van Alstyne, Grayson County, TX 75495
July 23, 1917
August 20, 1995
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  • 07/23
    1917

    Birthday

    July 23, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Grayson County, Texas United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 06292745 Enlisted: November 28, 1945 in Perrin Field Sherman Texas Military branch: Air Corps Sergeant Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • 08/20
    1995

    Death

    August 20, 1995
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1917, in the year that Weldon Umphress was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1929, when he was just 12 years old, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre happened on February 14th. In Chicago, seven men from the North Side Irish gang were gunned down by Al Capone's South Side Italian gang at the garage at 2122 North Clark Street. Al Capone was making a successful move to take over Chicago's organized crime. But the St. Valentine's Day massacre also resulted in a public outcry against all gangsters.
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