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John R Gehrig 1924 - 2009

John Raymond Gehrig of Jacksonville, Duval County, FL was born on January 27, 1924, and died at age 85 years old on February 23, 2009.
John Raymond Gehrig
Jacksonville, Duval County, FL 32211
January 27, 1924
February 23, 2009
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John Raymond Gehrig's History: 1924 - 2009

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  • 01/27
    1924

    Birthday

    January 27, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 13115832 Enlisted: February 6, 1943 in Miami Beach Florida Military branch: Air Corps Private Reserves - Exclusive Of Regular Army Reserve And Officers Of The Officers Reserve Corps On Active Duty Under The Thomason Act (officers And Enlisted Men -- O.r.c. And E.r.c., And Nurses-reserve Status) 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
  • 02/23
    2009

    Death

    February 23, 2009
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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In 1924, in the year that John R Gehrig 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 1957, when he was 33 years old, on October 4th, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, the first man made earth-orbiting satellite - and triggered the Space Race. Sputnik I was only 23 inches in diameter and had no tracking equipment, only 4 antennas, but it had a big impact.
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