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Gerrit Vanderheide 1924 - 1988

Gerrit Vanderheide of Irons, Lake County, MI was born on July 10, 1924, and died at age 64 years old on August 5, 1988.
Gerrit Vanderheide
Irons, Lake County, MI 49644
July 10, 1924
August 5, 1988
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Gerrit Vanderheide's History: 1924 - 1988

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  • 07/10
    1924

    Birthday

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

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Ottawa County, Michigan United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 36459441 Enlisted: March 31, 1943 in Kalamazoo Michigan Military branch: No Branch Assignment 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

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 08/5
    1988

    Death

    August 5, 1988
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1924, in the year that Gerrit Vanderheide 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 1947, at the age of 23 years old, Gerrit was alive when in June, the Marshall Plan was proposed to help European nations recover economically from World War II. It passed the conservative Republican Congress in March of 1948. After World War I, the economic devastation of Germany caused by burdensome reparations payments led to the rise of Hitler. The Allies didn't want this to happen again and the Marshall Plan was devised to make sure that those conditions didn't arise again.
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