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Elton Gilliland 1920 - 1991

Elton Gilliland was born on February 5, 1920, and died at age 71 years old on June 28, 1991. Elton Gilliland was buried at Ft. Gibson National Cemetery Section 13 Site 121 1423 Cemetery Road, in Fort Gibson, Ok. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elton Gilliland.
Elton Gilliland
February 5, 1920
June 28, 1991
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  • 02/5
    1920

    Birthday

    February 5, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 06/28
    1991

    Death

    June 28, 1991
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Ft. Gibson National Cemetery Section 13 Site 121 1423 Cemetery Road, in Fort Gibson, Ok 74434
    Burial location
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In 1920, in the year that Elton Gilliland was born, the National Football League, first called the American Professional Football Association, was created. College football was more popular than pro football and rising player salaries were bankrupting league owners. In response, owners created the NFL, using the pro baseball association as a model. Eleven teams were formed: the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, Dayton Triangles, Decatur Staleys, Hammond Pros, Massillon Tigers, Muncie Flyers, Racine Cardinals, Rochester Jeffersons and Rock Island Independents.
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In 1943, he was 23 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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