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Dorothea L Thornton 1924 - 2003

Dorothea L Thornton of Eldorado, Saline County, IL was born on February 10, 1924, and died at age 79 years old on November 27, 2003.
Dorothea L Thornton
Eldorado, Saline County, IL 62930
February 10, 1924
November 27, 2003
Female
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  • 02/10
    1924

    Birthday

    February 10, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Saline County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: A-618796 Enlisted: April 30, 1945 in Chicago Illinois Military branch: Women's Army Corps Private Women's Army Corps Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Office Machine Operators
  • 11/27
    2003

    Death

    November 27, 2003
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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In 1924, in the year that Dorothea L Thornton 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 1946, at the age of 22 years old, Dorothea was alive when on July 4th, the Philippines gained independence from the United States. In 1964, Independence Day in the Philippines was moved from July 4th to June 12th at the insistence of nationalists and historians.
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