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John "Jack" Griesmeyer 1912 - 1983

John J Griesmeyer of Somerset County, New Jersey United States was born on June 28, 1912 in Brooklyn, NY, and died at age 71 years old in July 1983 in Kansas City, Jackson County, MO. John Griesmeyer was buried at Terrace Park Funeral Home & Cemetery 801 NW 108th St, in Kansas City, Clay County.
John J Griesmeyer
Somerset County, New Jersey United States
June 28, 1912
Brooklyn, New York, United States
July 1983
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States
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  • Introduction

    John J. "Jack" Greismeyer is the child of Josephine Schumacher (1884-1968) and Edward August Greismeyer (born 1882). He was born on June 28, 1912 in New York. He had siblings Walter E (1908-1977), Emma Josephine (born 1910), William George (1914-2007), Charles (1915-1990), and Ida Catherine (1920-2012). He married Grace Anne Corley in 1935. They had children John Patrick Jr (1937-2005) and Katherine Ann (1938-2002). Jack joined the military November 27, 1943. On July 2, 1983 John J. "Jack" Greismeyer passed away in Kansas City, Missouri.
  • 06/28
    1912

    Birthday

    June 28, 1912
    Birthdate
    Brooklyn, New York United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    He was a United States citizen born and raised in New York, and later in life he moved to New Jersey and Kansas City, Missouri.
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Jack enlisted on November 27, 1943 in Newark New Jersey (Military serial#: 42101085). His terms of enlistment were, "Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law".
  • Professional Career

    He was employed as a paper cutter in the Art Color Printing Plant.
  • 07/dd
    1983

    Death

    July 1983
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri United States
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Terrace Park Funeral Home & Cemetery 801 NW 108th St, in Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri 64155, United States
    Burial location
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In 1912, in the year that John "Jack" Griesmeyer was born, in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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In 1941, he was 29 years old when on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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