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Luther Matthews 1943 - 1970

Luther Matthews was born on June 29, 1943, and died at age 27 years old on December 7, 1970. Luther Matthews was buried at Memphis National Cemetery Section B Site 1973 3568 Townes Avenue, in Memphis, Tn. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Luther Matthews.
Luther Matthews
June 29, 1943
December 7, 1970
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  • 06/29
    1943

    Birthday

    June 29, 1943
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Women's Army Corps Rank attained: SP-4 Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
  • 12/7
    1970

    Death

    December 7, 1970
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Memphis National Cemetery Section B Site 1973 3568 Townes Avenue, in Memphis, Tn 38122
    Burial location
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In 1943, in the year that Luther Matthews was born, 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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In 1955, at the age of only 12 years old, Luther was alive when on September 30th, movie star James Dean, 24, died in a car accident. He was headed in his new Porsche 550 to a race in Salinas California when, traveling at 85 mph, he collided with a 1950 Ford Tudor, also speeding, driven by a 23 year old college student. Dean died, his passenger and the other driver survived.
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