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Leonard Doersam Jr. 1924 - 1972

Leonard John Doersam Jr. was born on February 6, 1924 in Oswego, Oswego County, New York United States, and died at age 48 years old in August 1972 in Oswego. Leonard Doersam was buried at Catholic Cemeteries - St. Paul's Cemetery Mitchell St, in Oswego. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leonard Doersam Jr. .

Leonard John Doersam Jr.
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February 6, 1924
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Leonard John Doersam Jr.'s History: 1924 - 1972

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  • Introduction

    Leonard John Doersam Jr is the child of Nora Frances Moran (1881-1936) and Leonard John Doersam Sr. (1882-1931). He was born on Feb 6, 1924 in Oswego, New York. He joined the Marines on March 9, 1943 and was a Private First Class stationed at First Guard Company, Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, Rhode Island. He was discharged on October 29, 1945. Leonard married Sarah Louise Ross (1922-1999) on June 26, 1948 in Oswego, New York.
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    February 6, 1924
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    He was German, his father was born and raised in Germany and his mother was born in New York.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Leonard was born, raised, and lived most of his life in Oswego, New York, USA.

  • Military Service

    Leonard registered for the World War II draft on June 30, 1942 in Plattsburg, Oswego, New York, USA at age 18. At the time he was 5'10", 140 lbs, with ruddy complexion, brown hair, blue eyes. He listed his next of kin as Mrs James Kearney (his cousin?). He enlsited in the Marines on March 9, 1943 and was a Private First Class stationed at First Guard Company, Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, Rhode Island. He was discharged on October 29, 1945.

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    As a teenager, he worked as a paperboy for the Morning News in Oswego NY.
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    Catholic Cemeteries - St. Paul's Cemetery Mitchell St, in Oswego, Oswego County, New York 13126, United States
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In 1924, in the year that Leonard Doersam Jr. 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 1932, Leonard was just 8 years old when five years to the day after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Newfoundland to Ireland, the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo and the first to replicate Lindbergh's feat. She flew over 2,000 miles in just under 15 hours.
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