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James R Whitaker 1924 - 2003

James R Whitaker of Hemet, Riverside County, CA was born on October 2, 1924, and died at age 78 years old on June 3, 2003. James Whitaker was buried at Riverside National Cemetery Section 33 Site 1437 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside.
James R Whitaker
Hemet, Riverside County, CA 92543
October 2, 1924
June 3, 2003
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  • 10/2
    1924

    Birthday

    October 2, 1924
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: TME1 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea
  • 06/3
    2003

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    June 3, 2003
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    Riverside National Cemetery Section 33 Site 1437 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside, Ca 92518
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In 1924, in the year that James R Whitaker 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 1960, at the age of 36 years old, James was alive when on May 1st, an American CIA U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over the Soviet Union. Powers ejected and survived but was captured. The U.S. claimed that the U-2 was a "weather plane" but Powers was convicted in the Soviet Union of espionage. He was released in 1962 after 1 year, 9 months and 10 days in prison.
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