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Wilmer Allan Kriel 1923 - 2009

Wilmer Allan Kriel of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN was born on October 18, 1923, and died at age 86 years old on November 23, 2009. Wilmer Kriel was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section 27 Site 1850 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis.
Wilmer Allan Kriel
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN 55437
October 18, 1923
November 23, 2009
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Wilmer Allan Kriel's History: 1923 - 2009

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  • 10/18
    1923

    Birthday

    October 18, 1923
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: CPL Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 11/23
    2009

    Death

    November 23, 2009
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    Unknown
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    Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section 27 Site 1850 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn 55450
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In 1923, in the year that Wilmer Allan Kriel was born, Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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In 1943, at the age of 20 years old, Wilmer was alive 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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