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Melbert Gentry 1916 - 1983

Melbert Gentry of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky was born on January 9, 1916, and died at age 67 years old in November 1983.
Melbert Gentry
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 40213
January 9, 1916
November 1983
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Melbert Gentry's History: 1916 - 1983

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  • 01/9
    1916

    Birthday

    January 9, 1916
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  • 11/dd
    1983

    Death

    November 1983
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Melbert Gentry lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 67.
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In 1916, in the year that Melbert Gentry was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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In 1922, Melbert was just 6 years old when on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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