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Willie Cobb Jr 1921 - 1983

Willie Cobb Jr Jr of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI was born on September 4, 1921, and died at age 61 years old on July 15, 1983. Willie Cobb Jr was buried at Wood National Cemetery Section 4 Site 611 5000 West National Ave. Bldg. 1301, in Milwaukee.
Willie Cobb Jr Jr
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI 53212
September 4, 1921
July 15, 1983
Male
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Willie Cobb Jr Jr's History: 1921 - 1983

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  • 09/4
    1921

    Birthday

    September 4, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 07/15
    1983

    Death

    July 15, 1983
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Wood National Cemetery Section 4 Site 611 5000 West National Ave. Bldg. 1301, in Milwaukee, Wi 53295
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In 1921, in the year that Willie Cobb Jr was born, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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In 1943, at the age of 22 years old, Willie 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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