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Roy I Nelson 1918 - 1974

Roy I Nelson of Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia was born on July 11, 1918, and died at age 56 years old in November 1974.
Roy I Nelson
Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia 30114
July 11, 1918
November 1974
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  • 07/11
    1918

    Birthday

    July 11, 1918
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Laurens County, Georgia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34578903 Enlisted: November 13, 1945 in Cp Gruber Cookson Hills Oklahoma Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Technician 5th Grade, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: One Year Enlistment
  • 11/dd
    1974

    Death

    November 1974
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1918, in the year that Roy I Nelson was born, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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In 1934, when he was 16 years old, 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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