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John E Gilbertson 1917 - 1999

John E Gilbertson of Galena, Jo Daviess County, IL was born on March 15, 1917, and died at age 82 years old on May 9, 1999.
John E Gilbertson
Galena, Jo Daviess County, IL 61036
March 15, 1917
May 9, 1999
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John E Gilbertson's History: 1917 - 1999

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  • 03/15
    1917

    Birthday

    March 15, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Jo Daviess County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 16026213 Enlisted: October 10, 1940 in Savanna Ord Dep Proving Ground Illinois Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Philippine Department
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Occupations In Building Of Aircraft, N.e.c.
  • 05/9
    1999

    Death

    May 9, 1999
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1917, in the year that John E Gilbertson was born, it is believed that a worldwide influenza pandemic began in Asia. By 1920, it is estimated that 50 - 100 million died throughout the world (3 - 5% of the population). In the U.S. alone, 500,000 perished from what came to be called the Spanish Flu or the 1918 flu.
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In 1943, John was 26 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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