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Walter J Coffey 1920 - 1994

Walter J Coffey of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on August 24, 1920, and died at age 74 years old on December 4, 1994.
Walter J Coffey
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11223
August 24, 1920
December 4, 1994
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Walter J Coffey's History: 1920 - 1994

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  • 08/24
    1920

    Birthday

    August 24, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Kings County, New York United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 12018466 Enlisted: October 3, 1940 in New York City New York Military branch: Coast Artillery Corps Private Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Panama Canal Department
  • 12/4
    1994

    Death

    December 4, 1994
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
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In 1920, in the year that Walter J Coffey was born, the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
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In 1934, at the age of merely 14 years old, Walter was alive when 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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