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Walter J Eccles 1924 - 1999

Walter J Eccles of Bethpage, Nassau County, NY was born on November 14, 1924, and died at age 74 years old on February 9, 1999.
Walter J Eccles
Bethpage, Nassau County, NY 11714
November 14, 1924
February 9, 1999
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  • 11/14
    1924

    Birthday

    November 14, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

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

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 32872840 Enlisted: April 24, 1943 in New York City New York 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

    Checkers
  • 02/9
    1999

    Death

    February 9, 1999
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1924, in the year that Walter J Eccles 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 1945, Walter was 21 years old when on April 12th, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia. At 1p, he was sitting for a portrait when he complained that he had a "terrific pain" in the back of his head and collapsed. A doctor was summoned and the doctor gave him a shot of adrenaline into his heart. It didn't help and he was pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m. A slow moving train took him back to Washington D.C. while thousands of mourners lined the tracks. He was buried at his home in Hyde Park, New York.
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