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Francis Kent Burgess 1922 - 2012

Francis Kent Burgess was born on August 2, 1922, and died at age 89 years old on January 30, 2012. Francis Burgess was buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 9A Site 1136 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Francis Kent Burgess.
Francis Kent Burgess
August 2, 1922
January 30, 2012
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  • 08/2
    1922

    Birthday

    August 2, 1922
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: M SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 01/30
    2012

    Death

    January 30, 2012
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 9A Site 1136 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il 60421
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In 1922, in the year that Francis Kent Burgess was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1934, he was merely 12 years old when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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