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Leon J Rutkowski 1920 - 1989

Leon J Rutkowski of Royal Oak, Oakland County, MI was born on February 27, 1920, and died at age 69 years old on June 18, 1989. Leon Rutkowski was buried at Ft. Custer National Cemetery Section 10 Site 252B 15501 Dickman Road - No. Entrance Svc Maintenance Bldg, in Augusta.
Leon J Rutkowski
Royal Oak, Oakland County, MI 48067
February 27, 1920
June 18, 1989
Male
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  • 02/27
    1920

    Birthday

    February 27, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 36164368 Enlisted: December 12, 1941 in Ft Custer Michigan Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa 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
  • Professional Career

    Machine Shop And Related Occupations, N.e.c.
  • 06/18
    1989

    Death

    June 18, 1989
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Ft. Custer National Cemetery Section 10 Site 252B 15501 Dickman Road - No. Entrance Svc Maintenance Bldg, in Augusta, Mi 49012
    Burial location
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In 1920, in the year that Leon J Rutkowski 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 1943, Leon was 23 years old when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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