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Gerald Edwin Detra 1934 - 2011

Gerald Edwin Detra was born on June 12, 1934, and died at age 77 years old on October 4, 2011. Gerald Detra was buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section C-120 Row C Site 12 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gerald Edwin Detra.

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    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: MU2 Wars/Conflicts: Korea
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In 1934, in the year that Gerald Edwin Detra was born, 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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In 1947, Gerald was merely 13 years old when on April 15th, Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, playing first base. He was the first black man to play in the Major Leagues. Since the 1880's, professional baseball had been segregated and blacks played in the "Negro leagues". He went on to play for 10 years.
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