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John S Jr Wolanin 1924 - 1996

John S Wolanin of Worcester, Worcester County, MA was born on May 25, 1924, and died at age 71 years old on January 23, 1996.
John S Wolanin
Worcester, Worcester County, MA 01604
May 25, 1924
January 23, 1996
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John S Wolanin's History: 1924 - 1996

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  • 05/25
    1924

    Birthday

    May 25, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Worcester County, Massachusetts United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 31388502 Enlisted: June 29, 1943 in Ft Devens Massachusetts Military branch: No Branch Assignment 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
  • 01/23
    1996

    Death

    January 23, 1996
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
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In 1924, in the year that John S Jr Wolanin 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 1964, John was 40 years old when in June, three young civil rights workers - Andrew Goodman and Mickey Schwerner from New York City, and James Chaney from Meridian, Mississippi - were kidnapped and murdered in Mississippi. Working with "Freedom Summer", they were registering African-Americans to vote in the Southern states. Their bodies were found two months later. Although it was discovered that the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office and the Philadelphia, Mississippi Police Department were involved, only 7 men were convicted and served less than six years.
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