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John Koss Jr 1924 - 2010

John Koss Jr of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on June 8, 1924, and died at age 85 years old on March 1, 2010. John Koss was buried at Washington Crossing National Cemetery Section 1 Site 1186 830 Highland Road, in Newtown.
John Koss Jr
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19111
June 8, 1924
March 1, 2010
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  • 06/8
    1924

    Birthday

    June 8, 1924
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: MM3 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 03/1
    2010

    Death

    March 1, 2010
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    Washington Crossing National Cemetery Section 1 Site 1186 830 Highland Road, in Newtown, Pa 18940
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In 1924, in the year that John Koss Jr 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, he was 21 years old when on June 22nd, the Battle of Okinawa ended. A joint Army and Marine campaign, supported by the Navy, the Battle of Okinawa went on for 82 days. The last Japanese resistance on Okinawa was defeated. 4,907 Navy, 4,675 Army, and 2,938 Marine Corps personnel were killed in the battle on the US side. It is estimated that 110,071 on the Japanese side were killed - the estimate includes Okinawan citizens who were pressed into service and includes children. With the win of Okinawa, the United States gained an important base of operations in the Pacific.
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