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Emil Joseph Pongratz 1924 - 2004

Emil Joseph Pongratz of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, SD was born on August 4, 1924, and died at age 79 years old on February 23, 2004. Emil Pongratz was buried at Black Hills National Cemetery Section J Site 315 20901 Pleasant Valley Drive, in Sturgis.
Emil Joseph Pongratz
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, SD 57103
August 4, 1924
February 23, 2004
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Emil Joseph Pongratz's History: 1924 - 2004

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  • 08/4
    1924

    Birthday

    August 4, 1924
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: MOMM2 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 02/23
    2004

    Death

    February 23, 2004
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Black Hills National Cemetery Section J Site 315 20901 Pleasant Valley Drive, in Sturgis, Sd 57785
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In 1924, in the year that Emil Joseph Pongratz 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 1949, at the age of 25 years old, Emil was alive when on January 25th, the first Emmy Awards (for television) were handed out in Los Angeles. Shirley Dinsdale won for the Most Outstanding Television Personality and Pantomime Quiz Time earned an Emmy for the Most Popular Television Program.
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