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Donald William Gaines 1924 - 2008

Donald William Gaines of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California was born on September 7, 1924, and died at age 83 years old on July 20, 2008.
Donald William Gaines
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California 90815
September 7, 1924
July 20, 2008
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  • 09/7
    1924

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    September 7, 1924
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  • 07/20
    2008

    Death

    July 20, 2008
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    Donald William Gaines lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1924, in the year that Donald William Gaines was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1941, at the age of 17 years old, Donald was alive when on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.
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