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Pierre J Leighty 1920 - 2001

Pierre J Leighty of Milan, Rock Island County, IL was born on October 29, 1920, and died at age 81 years old on December 22, 2001. Pierre Leighty was buried at Rock Island National Cemetery Section N Site 137 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island.
Pierre J Leighty
Milan, Rock Island County, IL 61264
October 29, 1920
December 22, 2001
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  • 10/29
    1920

    Birthday

    October 29, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Rock Island County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: 1/SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 16099986 Enlisted: August 5, 1942 in Chicago Illinois Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Machine Shop And Related Occupations, N.e.c.
  • 12/22
    2001

    Death

    December 22, 2001
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Rock Island National Cemetery Section N Site 137 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island, Il 61299
    Burial location
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In 1920, in the year that Pierre J Leighty was born, on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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In 1934, Pierre was only 14 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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