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Robert W Nelson 1924 - 2009

Robert W Nelson of Galena, Jo Daviess County, IL was born on September 18, 1924, and died at age 84 years old on May 14, 2009.
Robert W Nelson
Galena, Jo Daviess County, IL 61036
September 18, 1924
May 14, 2009
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  • 09/18
    1924

    Birthday

    September 18, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Cook County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 16127153 Enlisted: September 26, 1942 in Chicago Illinois Military branch: Infantry 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

    Unskilled Occupations In Extraction Of Minerals, N.e.c.
  • 05/14
    2009

    Death

    May 14, 2009
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1924, in the year that Robert W Nelson 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 1939, at the age of merely 15 years old, Robert was alive when on the 1st of September, Nazi Germany invaded Poland. On September 17th, the Soviet Union invaded Poland as well. Poland expected help from France and the United Kingdom, since they had a pact with both. But no help came. By October 6th, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany held full control of the previously Polish lands. Eventually, the invasion of Poland lead to World War II.
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