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Paul Thomas Peterka 1924 - 2011

Paul Thomas Peterka of Hastings, Dakota County, MN was born on August 22, 1924, and died at age 86 years old on April 13, 2011. Paul Peterka was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section 32 Site 70 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis.
Paul Thomas Peterka
Hastings, Dakota County, MN 55033
August 22, 1924
April 13, 2011
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Paul Thomas Peterka's History: 1924 - 2011

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  • 08/22
    1924

    Birthday

    August 22, 1924
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 04/13
    2011

    Death

    April 13, 2011
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    Unknown
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    Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section 32 Site 70 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn 55450
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In 1924, in the year that Paul Thomas Peterka 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 1941, Paul was 17 years old when in his State of the Union address on January 6th, President Roosevelt detailed the "four freedoms" that everyone in the world should have: Freedom of speech, Freedom of worship, Freedom from want, and Freedom from fear. In the same speech, he outlined the benefits of democracy which he said were economic opportunity, employment, social security, and the promise of "adequate health care".
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