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Gordon Ray Sparks 1918 - 1985

Gordon Ray Sparks of Riverside, Riverside County, CA was born on June 29, 1918, and died at age 66 years old on March 13, 1985. Gordon Sparks was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section M Site 3323-B 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or.
Gordon Ray Sparks
Riverside, Riverside County, CA 92501
June 29, 1918
March 13, 1985
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  • 06/29
    1918

    Birthday

    June 29, 1918
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 03/13
    1985

    Death

    March 13, 1985
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Willamette National Cemetery Section M Site 3323-B 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1918, in the year that Gordon Ray Sparks was born, in January, President Wilson presented his Fourteen Points, which assured citizens that World War I was being fought for a moral cause and outlined a plan for postwar peace in Europe. The only leader of the Allies to present such a plan, the Europeans thought Wilson was being too idealistic. The points included free trade, open agreements, democracy and self-determination. They were based on the research and suggestions of 150 advisors.
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In 1924, by the time he was merely 6 years old, 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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