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Ernest Jr Downey 1924 - 2002

Ernest Jr Downey Jr of Memphis, Shelby County, TN was born on April 15, 1924, and died at age 77 years old on March 2, 2002. Ernest Downey was buried at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Section Y Site 14180 4000 Forest Hill-irene Rd, in Memphis.
Ernest Jr Downey Jr
Memphis, Shelby County, TN 38109
April 15, 1924
March 2, 2002
Male
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  • 04/15
    1924

    Birthday

    April 15, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Shelby County, Tennessee United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 34715824 Enlisted: May 29, 1943 in Cp Forrest Tennessee Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) 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

    Skilled Meatcutters, Except In Slaughtering And Packing Houses
  • 03/2
    2002

    Death

    March 2, 2002
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Section Y Site 14180 4000 Forest Hill-irene Rd, in Memphis, Tn 38125
    Burial location
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In 1924, in the year that Ernest Jr Downey 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 1955, when he was 31 years old, in January, President Eisenhower sent direct aid to South Vietnam. In February, U.S. advisors were sent to train troops.
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