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Leon R Bridges 1928 - 1999

Leon R Bridges of Baltimore, Baltimore City County, MD was born on March 19, 1928, and died at age 71 years old on December 24, 1999. Leon Bridges was buried at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery Section M-1 Row 5 Site 7 11501 Garrison Forest Rd, in Owings Mills.
Leon R Bridges
Baltimore, Baltimore City County, MD 21202
March 19, 1928
December 24, 1999
Male
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Leon R Bridges' History: 1928 - 1999

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  • 03/19
    1928

    Birthday

    March 19, 1928
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Baltimore City County, Maryland United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army, Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea Military serial#: 13232841 Enlisted: April 26, 1946 in Baltimore Maryland Military branch: Infantry Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • 12/24
    1999

    Death

    December 24, 1999
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery Section M-1 Row 5 Site 7 11501 Garrison Forest Rd, in Owings Mills, Md 21117
    Burial location
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In 1928, in the year that Leon R Bridges was born, aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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In 1934, at the age of merely 6 years old, Leon was alive when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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