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William E Rafter 1924 - 1985

William E Rafter of Carmel, Putnam County, NY was born on September 19, 1924, and died at age 61 years old on September 27, 1985. William Rafter was buried at Calverton National Cemetery Section 11 Site 7419 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton.
William E Rafter
Carmel, Putnam County, NY 10512
September 19, 1924
September 27, 1985
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  • 09/19
    1924

    Birthday

    September 19, 1924
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army, Us Army Rank attained: LT COL, UNKNOWN Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea
  • 09/27
    1985

    Death

    September 27, 1985
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Calverton National Cemetery Section 11 Site 7419 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton, Ny 11933
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In 1924, in the year that William E Rafter was born, J. Edgar Hoover, at the age of 29, was appointed the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation by Calvin Coolidge (which later became the Federal Bureau of Investigation). The Bureau had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents. A former employee of the Justice Department, Hoover accepted his new position on the proviso that the bureau was to be completely divorced from politics and that the director report only to the attorney general.
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In 1934, at the age of merely 10 years old, William 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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