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Willis J Blakely 1914 - 2000

Willis J Blakely of Everson, Whatcom County, WA was born on June 12, 1914, and died at age 85 years old on June 3, 2000.

Willis J Blakely

Everson, Whatcom County, WA 98247

June 12, 1914

June 3, 2000

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06/12

1914

Birthday

June 12, 1914

Birthdate

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Ethnicity & Family History

White, Citizen
Nationality & Locations

United States
Early Life & Education

1 Year Of High School
Military Service

Military serial#: 39453372 Enlisted: August 10, 1942 in Spokane Washington Military branch: Branch Immaterial Warrant Officers, Usa 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

Semiskilled Construction Occupations, Nec
06/3

2000

Death

June 3, 2000

Death date

Unknown
Cause of death

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Willis J Blakely lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.

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In 1914, in the year that Willis J Blakely was born, in June, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Yugoslavian national. Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to Serbia. Other major powers took sides - and World War I began: Austria declared war on Serbia; Germany on Russia and France; Britain on Germany . . . and on it went until most of the world was embroiled in the war.

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In 1924, at the age of only 10 years old, Willis 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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