Eric Carlson

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Eric Carlson (1894 - July 28, 1932) was a US veteran from Oakland, California. He fought in the trenches of France in World War I. He participated during the height of the Depression in a rally for veterans benefits in Washington DC called the Bonus march. The US army sent tanks, cavalry and soldiers with bayonet-affixed rifles to disperse the veterans and burn their camp. He was one of the veterans shot and killed on July 28, 1932.

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  • Liebovich, Louis W. (1994). Bylines in Despair: Herbert Hoover, the Great Depression, and the U.S. News Media ISBN 0275948439
  • Bennett, Michael J. (1999). When Dreams Come True: The GI Bill and the Making of Modern America ISBN 157488218X
  • "Battle of Washington", Time Magazine, August 8, 1932. 
  • "Veteran dies of wounds.; Eric Carlson Is Second Victim of Thursday's Strife.", New York Times, August 2, 1932, pp. 2.