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Walter Joseph Zimmerman 1905 - 1973

Walter Joseph Zimmerman was born on July 15, 1905, and died at age 67 years old on February 5, 1973. Walter Zimmerman was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section M Site 149 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Walter Joseph Zimmerman.
Walter Joseph Zimmerman
July 15, 1905
February 5, 1973
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  • 07/15
    1905

    Birthday

    July 15, 1905
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 02/5
    1973

    Death

    February 5, 1973
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Willamette National Cemetery Section M Site 149 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1905, in the year that Walter Joseph Zimmerman was born, the Industrial Workers of the World was founded. An international labor union founded in Chicago, it was most often referred to as the "Wobblies" and had ties to the socialist movement and the anarchist movement. At its peak, it had 150,000 members.
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In 1924, at the age of 19 years old, Walter was alive when 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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