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Jessie Vester Spriggs Jr 1920 - 1987

Jessie Vester Spriggs Jr was born on December 20, 1920, and died at age 66 years old on August 7, 1987. Jessie Spriggs was buried at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery Section GN2 Site 4 P.o. Box 6237, in San Diego, Ca. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jessie Vester Spriggs Jr.
Jessie Vester Spriggs Jr
December 20, 1920
August 7, 1987
Female
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Jessie Vester Spriggs Jr's History: 1920 - 1987

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  • 12/20
    1920

    Birthday

    December 20, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea
  • 08/7
    1987

    Death

    August 7, 1987
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery Section GN2 Site 4 P.o. Box 6237, in San Diego, Ca 92166
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In 1920, in the year that Jessie Vester Spriggs Jr was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1934, Jessie was just 14 years old when 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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