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Wilton Gary Gilson 1924 - 1976

Wilton Gary Gilson of Houston, Harris County, TX was born on September 6, 1924, and died at age 52 years old on November 9, 1976. Wilton Gilson was buried at Houston National Cemetery Section B Site 3140 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston.

Wilton Gary Gilson
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Houston, Harris County, TX 77037
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September 6, 1924
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    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: S/1C Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
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In 1924, in the year that Wilton Gary Gilson 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 1934, Wilton was merely 10 years old 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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Gilson, Margaret (Mar 12, 1912 - Nov 28, 1998) Gilson, Michael (Dec 8, 1962 - Nov 1979) Gilson, Takako (Dec 5, 1955 - Feb 1, 2001) Gilson, Dorothy (Aug 23, 1913 - Jun 20, 1998) Gilson, Henry (Jul 15, 1898 - Jun 1985) Gilson, Hazel (Aug 13, 1915 - Dec 23, 2010) Gilson, Spencer (Sep 26, 1900 - Jan 1964) Gilson, Wallace (May 9, 1914 - Oct 1, 1996) Gilson, Bertha (Apr 17, 1890 - Feb 1963) Gilson, Ervin (Feb 11, 1911 - Dec 1980)
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