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William M Shelton 1916 - 1976

William M Shelton was born on September 27, 1916, and died at age 60 years old on October 27, 1976. William Shelton was buried at New Bern National Cemetery Section 18 Site 153 1711 National Avenue, in New Bern, Nc. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William M Shelton.
William M Shelton
September 27, 1916
October 27, 1976
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  • 09/27
    1916

    Birthday

    September 27, 1916
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: COL Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea, Vietnam
  • 10/27
    1976

    Death

    October 27, 1976
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    Unknown
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    New Bern National Cemetery Section 18 Site 153 1711 National Avenue, in New Bern, Nc 28560
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In 1916, in the year that William M Shelton was born, suffragette Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives as a Representative at large from Montana. She was the first woman to hold an elected Federal office. Holding the office for two years, she ran again in 1940 and served another two year term. Montana had granted women unrestricted voting rights in 1914, 6 years before women got the vote nationally.
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In 1924, at the age of merely 8 years old, William 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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