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WE NEVER FORGET
Young Men Shot Down by State Guardsmen
September 10-13, 1919, During the Boston Police Strike
During the Boston Police Strike of 1919, six young men were gunned down by Massachusetts State Guardsmen who had been ordered into the city of Boston by Governor Calvin Coolidge. Five young men, ranging in ages from 15 to 31, were executed for the crime of playing craps on the street corners. One was killed for running away after an argument with a guardsman.
Robert Sheehan-15
Henry Grote-16
Raymond Barnes-18
Gustave Geist-25
Anthony Czar-30
Arthur B. McGill-31