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Wilbur S Jr Benedict 1924 - 1997

Wilbur S Benedict of Leander, Travis County, TX was born on April 23, 1924 in Dist Of Columbia, and died at age 72 years old on January 11, 1997.
Wilbur S Benedict
Leander, Travis County, TX 78645
April 23, 1924
Dist Of Columbia
January 11, 1997
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Wilbur S Benedict's History: 1924 - 1997

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  • 04/23
    1924

    Birthday

    April 23, 1924
    Birthdate
    Dist Of Columbia
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Cameron County, Texas United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 18232762 Enlisted: February 24, 1943 in San Antonio Texas Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Reserves - Exclusive Of Regular Army Reserve And Officers Of The Officers Reserve Corps On Active Duty Under The Thomason Act (officers And Enlisted Men -- O.r.c. And E.r.c., And Nurses-reserve Status)
  • 01/11
    1997

    Death

    January 11, 1997
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1924, in the year that Wilbur S Jr Benedict 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 1932, Wilbur was merely 8 years old when five years to the day after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Newfoundland to Ireland, the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo and the first to replicate Lindbergh's feat. She flew over 2,000 miles in just under 15 hours.
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