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Laura Jane Daff 1931 - 1997

Laura Jane (Kirk) Daff of Grafton, Taylor County, WV was born on September 22, 1931 to William Dewey Kirk and Garnet Randall. Laura Daff died at age 65 years old on September 12, 1997, and was buried at West Virginia National Cemetery Section 1 Site 1227 42 Veterans Memorial Lane, in Grafton.
Laura Jane (Kirk) Daff
Grafton, Taylor County, WV 26354
September 22, 1931
September 12, 1997
Female
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Laura Jane (Kirk) Daff's History: 1931 - 1997

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  • 09/22
    1931

    Birthday

    September 22, 1931
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • Personal Life & Family

    she was my grandma a very nice woman
  • 09/12
    1997

    Death

    September 12, 1997
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    West Virginia National Cemetery Section 1 Site 1227 42 Veterans Memorial Lane, in Grafton, Wv 26354
    Burial location
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In 1931, in the year that Laura Jane Daff was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1943, when she was merely 12 years old, 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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