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Elva M McLeland 1911 - 1996

Elva M McLeland was born on May 9, 1911, and died at age 85 years old on September 2, 1996. Elva McLeland was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section X Site 107 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elva M McLeland.
Elva M McLeland
May 9, 1911
September 2, 1996
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  • 05/9
    1911

    Birthday

    May 9, 1911
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: RT3 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 09/2
    1996

    Death

    September 2, 1996
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Willamette National Cemetery Section X Site 107 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1911, in the year that Elva M McLeland was born, the first Indianapolis 500 was run in May. Ray Harroun was the winner - he was an engineer and had retired from racing but he came back for this race. After the race, he retired for good. The purse was $27,550 - the largest offered up to that time - and Harroun received $10,000 for first place. His average time was 74.602 mph.
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In 1943, Elva was 32 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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