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Robert J Leonard 1920 - 2006

Robert J Leonard of Streator, La Salle County, IL was born on December 22, 1920, and died at age 85 years old on April 24, 2006.
Robert J Leonard
Streator, La Salle County, IL 61364
December 22, 1920
April 24, 2006
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  • 12/22
    1920

    Birthday

    December 22, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    La Salle County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 36430702 Enlisted: October 10, 1942 in Peoria Illinois Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) 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 Engineers, Stationary
  • 04/24
    2006

    Death

    April 24, 2006
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1920, in the year that Robert J Leonard was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1945, Robert was 25 years old when on February 19th, US Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Iwo Jima began. Lasting 5 weeks, it was some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting in the Pacific theater during World War II. The occupying Japanese forces were heavily armed and there were 21,000 Japanese soldiers on the island at the beginning of the battle. Only 216 Japanese soldiers were captured afterwards - the rest had been killed in action or committed suicide. 6,800 American soldiers died but the Americans took control of the island.
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