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James B Shipes 1924 - 2006

James B Shipes of Augusta, Richmond County, GA was born on May 19, 1924, and died at age 81 years old on February 8, 2006.
James B Shipes
Augusta, Richmond County, GA 30906
May 19, 1924
February 8, 2006
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James B Shipes' History: 1924 - 2006

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  • 05/19
    1924

    Birthday

    May 19, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Richmond County, Georgia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34761572 Enlisted: February 24, 1943 in Ft Mcpherson Atlanta Georgia Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa 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

    Collectors, Bills And Accounts
  • 02/8
    2006

    Death

    February 8, 2006
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1924, in the year that James B Shipes 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 1945, when he was 21 years old, on April 12th, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia. At 1p, he was sitting for a portrait when he complained that he had a "terrific pain" in the back of his head and collapsed. A doctor was summoned and the doctor gave him a shot of adrenaline into his heart. It didn't help and he was pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m. A slow moving train took him back to Washington D.C. while thousands of mourners lined the tracks. He was buried at his home in Hyde Park, New York.
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