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Stonewall Gettis 1924 - 1987

Stonewall Gettis of Pensacola, Escambia County, FL was born on October 25, 1924, and died at age 62 years old on September 2, 1987. Stonewall Gettis was buried at Barrancas National Cemetery Section 35A Site 712 Naval Air Station, 1 Cemetery Road, in Pensacola.
Stonewall Gettis
Pensacola, Escambia County, FL 32501
October 25, 1924
September 2, 1987
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  • 10/25
    1924

    Birthday

    October 25, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Escambia County, Florida United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 34785560 Enlisted: May 25, 1943 in Cp Blanding Florida Military branch: No Branch Assignment 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

    Waiters And Waitresses, Except Private Family
  • 09/2
    1987

    Death

    September 2, 1987
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Barrancas National Cemetery Section 35A Site 712 Naval Air Station, 1 Cemetery Road, in Pensacola, Fl 32508
    Burial location
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In 1924, in the year that Stonewall Gettis 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 1931, when this person was only 7 years old, on May 1st, the Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 1,454 feet (including the roof and antenna), it was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Center's North Tower was built in 1970. (It is now the 34th tallest.) Opening at the beginning of the Great Depression, most of the offices in the Empire State Building remained unoccupied for years and the observation deck was an equal source of revenue and kept the building profitable.
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