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Leon Nelson 1940 - 1960

Leon Nelson was born on February 6, 1940, and died at age 20 years old on March 19, 1960. Leon Nelson was buried at Ft. Gibson National Cemetery Section 8 Site 122 1423 Cemetery Road, in Fort Gibson, Ok. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leon Nelson.
Leon Nelson
February 6, 1940
March 19, 1960
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Leon Nelson's History: 1940 - 1960

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  • 02/6
    1940

    Birthday

    February 6, 1940
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: PVT
  • 03/19
    1960

    Death

    March 19, 1960
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Ft. Gibson National Cemetery Section 8 Site 122 1423 Cemetery Road, in Fort Gibson, Ok 74434
    Burial location
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In 1940, in the year that Leon Nelson was born, on November 5th, President Franklin Roosevelt was elected to a third term, defeating Wendell Willkie of Indiana (a corporate lawyer). Roosevelt running for a third term was controversial. But the U.S. was emerging from the Great Recession and he promised that he would not involve the country in any foreign war (which of course changed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor). Roosevelt defeated Willkie in the popular vote by 54.7 to 44.8% and in the Electoral College 449 to 82.
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In 1950, at the age of merely 10 years old, Leon was alive when in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954.
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