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Wallace Frederick Simpkin 1937 - 1968

Wallace Frederick Simpkin was born on September 24, 1937, and died at age 31 years old on December 17, 1968. Wallace Simpkin was buried at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery Section I Site 1151 P.o. Box 6342 - 5200 Fred Wilson Avenue, in El Paso, Tx. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Wallace Frederick Simpkin.
Wallace Frederick Simpkin
September 24, 1937
December 17, 1968
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  • 09/24
    1937

    Birthday

    September 24, 1937
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SSG Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
  • 12/17
    1968

    Death

    December 17, 1968
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Ft. Bliss National Cemetery Section I Site 1151 P.o. Box 6342 - 5200 Fred Wilson Avenue, in El Paso, Tx 79906
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In 1937, in the year that Wallace Frederick Simpkin was born, on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.
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In 1943, Wallace was only 6 years old when 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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