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Richard C Leight 1924 - 1974

Richard C Leight was born on February 4, 1924, and died at age 50 years old on March 4, 1974. Richard Leight was buried at Rock Island National Cemetery Section I Site 5 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island, Il. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard C Leight.

Richard C Leight

February 4, 1924

March 4, 1974

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1924

Birthday

February 4, 1924

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Military Service

Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
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1974

Death

March 4, 1974

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Rock Island National Cemetery Section I Site 5 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island, Il 61299
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Richard C Leight lived 24 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 50.

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In 1924, in the year that Richard C Leight was born, J. Edgar Hoover, at the age of 29, was appointed the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation by Calvin Coolidge (which later became the Federal Bureau of Investigation). The Bureau had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents. A former employee of the Justice Department, Hoover accepted his new position on the proviso that the bureau was to be completely divorced from politics and that the director report only to the attorney general.

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In 1931, Richard was merely 7 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.

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