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Sam Caston Jr 1924 - 2008

Sam Caston Jr of Memphis, Shelby County, TN was born on October 29, 1924, and died at age 83 years old on September 8, 2008. Sam Caston was buried at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Section GG Site 15842 4000 Forest Hill-irene Rd, in Memphis.
Sam Caston Jr
Memphis, Shelby County, TN 38141
October 29, 1924
September 8, 2008
Male
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  • 10/29
    1924

    Birthday

    October 29, 1924
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: TEC 5 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 09/8
    2008

    Death

    September 8, 2008
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    Unknown
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    Death location
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    West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Section GG Site 15842 4000 Forest Hill-irene Rd, in Memphis, Tn 38125
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In 1924, in the year that Sam Caston Jr 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 1947, when he was 23 years old, on November 25th, the Hollywood "Black List" was created by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). Ten Hollywood writers and directors had refused to testify to the Committee regarding "Communists" or "Reds" in the movie industry. The next day, the blacklist was created and they were fired.
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