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• Bigelow, Elmer Charles    b. July 12, 1920  d. February 15, 1945
  World War II Navy Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during World War II on board the USS Fletcher as Water Tender 2nd Class. On February 14, 1945, the USS Fletcher was hit by an enemy shell and was set afire while minesweeping operations for landings on Manila Bay's Corregidor Island. He fought the blaze and tried to save the ship but was badly wounded and died the next day. He was then awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism. (Bio by: Gregory Speciale)
  Linn-Hebron Cemetery, Hebron, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
   
• Gould, Chester    b. November 20, 1900  d. May 11, 1985
  Cartoonist. He is best known for creating the "Dick Tracy" cartoon strip. Born in Pawnee, Oklahoma, he spent 10 years working on various comic strips at the Chicago “Tribune”-New York “News” Syndicate under editor Joseph Medill Patterson before creating "Dick Tracy" in 1931. (Patterson shortened the first name from his original "Plainclothes Tracy" to the then nickname for detective, and the result was comic strip immortality.) Armed with sidekick “Pat Patton” and then Sam “Catchem”, “Dick...[Read More] (Bio by: LincolnFan)
  Oakland Cemetery, Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
   
• Keane, Jim   b. January 11, 1924  d. March 8, 2011
  Professional Football Player. For seven seasons (1946 to 1952), he played at the offensive-end and defensive-back positions in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers. Born James Patrick Keane, he was raised in West Virginia where he attended Linsly Military Institute and played collegiate football at the University of Iowa before transferring to Northwestern University (his studies were interrupted while he served with the US Military during World War II)...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
  Holy Apostles Cemetery, McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
   
• Klippstein, Johnny Calvin    b. October 17, 1927  d. October 10, 2003
  Major League Baseball Player. Originally signed by the St. Louis Cardinals before the 1944 season as an amateur free agent, Klippstein was discovered when he was 16 years old and attended a tryout in Appleton, Wisconsin, where he was offered a contract. After several seasons in the Cardinals minor league system, he was traded just before the 1949 Season to the Brooklyn Dodgers. After another season in the minors, Klippstein was drafted by the Chicago Cubs on November 17th, 1949 in the Rule V...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank Russo)
  Saint Marys Cemetery, Huntley, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
   
• Lundgren, Carl Leonard    b. February 16, 1880  d. August 21, 1934
  Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball for eight seasons (1902 to 1909) as a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. Despite his relatively short career, he had stellar winning seasons in five of his seven full seasons. Coming up with the Cubs in 1902, he was the recipient of the famed "Tinker to Evers to Chance" double play combo's first double play in a September 15th game. After going 9 Wins and 9 Losses that year, he won over 10 ten games and loss less than 10 games in the next...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Marengo City Cemetery, Marengo, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
   
• Stompanato Jr., Johnny    b. October 9, 1925  d. April 4, 1958
  Murder victim. Stabbed to death by Lana Turner's daughter, Cheryl Crane (age 14 at the time). Ruled self-defense.
  Oakland Cemetery, Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
   

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