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John J Risser 1919 - 2006

John J Risser of Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, MD was born on November 9, 1919, and died at age 86 years old on August 10, 2006. John Risser was buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Section MA Site 237 Rr2, Box 484 - Indiantown Gap Road, in Annville, Pa.
John J Risser
Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, MD 20815
November 9, 1919
August 10, 2006
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  • 11/9
    1919

    Birthday

    November 9, 1919
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: CDR Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea
  • 08/10
    2006

    Death

    August 10, 2006
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    Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Section MA Site 237 Rr2, Box 484 - Indiantown Gap Road, in Annville, Pa 17003
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In 1919, in the year that John J Risser was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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In 1921, he was merely 2 years old when on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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