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John R Groft 1925 - 2005

John R Groft of Dauphin, Dauphin County, PA was born on September 30, 1925, and died at age 80 years old on October 2, 2005.

John R Groft
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Dauphin, Dauphin County, PA 17018
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September 30, 1925
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  • 09/30
    1925

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    September 30, 1925
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    Dauphin County, Pennsylvania United States

  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of High School

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33873377 Enlisted: January 31, 1946 in Shelbyville Indiana Military branch: Field Artillery Rank: Staff Sergeant, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Panama Canal Department
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    October 2, 2005
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In 1925, in the year that John R Groft was born, gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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In 1934, by the time he was only 9 years old, 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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Groft, Mary (Aug 30, 1929 - Feb 7, 2006) Groft, Roy (Oct 15, 1897 - Feb 1973) Groft, William (Dec 3, 1902 - May 1974) Groft, Ruth (Mar 18, 1903 - Feb 22, 1992) Groft, Mary (Jun 17, 1907 - Jun 20, 1996) Groft, Walter (Nov 4, 1897 - Mar 1980) Groft, Regina (Sep 17, 1895 - Sep 23, 1990) Groft, Robert (Apr 26, 1919 - Mar 1969) Groft, Harold (Apr 19, 1920 - May 1981) Groft, Paul (Jul 17, 1918 - Jan 25, 1993)
Groft, James (Aug 19, 1897 - Jun 1985) Groft, Pearl (Jan 30, 1926 - Feb 22, 2004) Groft, Betty (Dec 10, 1925 - Jul 1979) Groft, Alma (Dec 8, 1904 - May 1975) Groft, Charles (Mar 9, 1912 - May 1971) Groft, Marie (Nov 17, 1926 - May 1980) Groft, Genevieve (Aug 2, 1898 - May 1990) Groft, John (Feb 23, 1925 - Feb 16, 2007) Groft, Lance (Oct 11, 1941 - Dec 21, 2000) Groft, Etta (Jan 3, 1930 - Nov 15, 1994)
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