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Nick Pettas 1921 - 2008

Nick Pettas of Berwyn, Cook County, IL was born on May 14, 1921, and died at age 86 years old on January 30, 2008.
Nick Pettas
Berwyn, Cook County, IL 60402
May 14, 1921
January 30, 2008
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  • 05/14
    1921

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    May 14, 1921
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  • 01/30
    2008

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    January 30, 2008
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    Nick Pettas lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1921, in the year that Nick Pettas was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1934, Nick was just 13 years old 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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