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Leo P Sylvestre 1924 - 2008

Leo P Sylvestre of Woonsocket, Providence County, RI was born on May 8, 1924, and died at age 83 years old on March 27, 2008.
Leo P Sylvestre
Woonsocket, Providence County, RI 02895
May 8, 1924
March 27, 2008
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  • 05/8
    1924

    Birthday

    May 8, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Providence County, Rhode Island United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 11110828 Enlisted: October 23, 1942 in Providence Rhode Island Military branch: Air Corps Private Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 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
  • Professional Career

    Clerks, General Office
  • 03/27
    2008

    Death

    March 27, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1924, in the year that Leo P Sylvestre 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 1941, Leo was 17 years old when on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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