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Melbourne Eilbert Reetz 1924 - 2009

Melbourne Eilbert Reetz of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota was born on July 17, 1924, and died at age 84 years old on March 16, 2009. Melbourne Reetz was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section 26 Site 423 th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis.
Melbourne Eilbert Reetz
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota 55408
July 17, 1924
March 16, 2009
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  • 07/17
    1924

    Birthday

    July 17, 1924
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 03/16
    2009

    Death

    March 16, 2009
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    Unknown
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    Unknown
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section 26 Site 423 th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn 55450
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In 1924, in the year that Melbourne Eilbert Reetz 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 1935, Melbourne was just 11 years old when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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