Leo Prokopf: Difference between revisions

Biographical Information
Name	Leo Prokopf
Level	Unknown
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Birth	19 Jan 1907; \| }} {{#if:Oberaltenbuch, Germany \| Oberaltenbuch, Germany; \| }}
Death	13 Nov 1976; \| }} {{#if:Milwaukee, Wisconsin \| Milwaukee, Wisconsin; \| }}
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Cause
Nationality	German/American
Occupation	baker, window washer, soldier
Parents	Ludwig Prokopf; }} {{#if:Charlotta Dick \| Charlotta Dick; }}
Spouse	Ann Johnson (m. 1939, div 1940); }} {{#if:Anna Toth (abt 1943) \| Anna Toth (abt 1943); }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }}
Children	Carol A. Prokopf (born c1944); }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }} {{#if: \| ; }}

Revision as of 03:32, 10 April 2024

After having previously served in the Panama Canal Zone for the US Army from 1929 to 1932, Leo Prokopf reinlisted in San Francisco in Oct 1932 and was assigned to the Hawaiian Department, setting sail on 29 Oct 1932 from Fort McDowell on Angel Island. While in Honolulu he received his United States citizenship on the 2 Nov 1933. At some point in the next few months he was charged with sodomy and imprisoned. He was sent back to San Francisco on the transport ship U.S.T.S. Chateau Thierry in April 1934. He was officially transferred out of the Army and into the Federal Penitentary at [[[Alcatraz]]] upon its opening.

Documentation

Census

1930 Census: "Leo Prokopf" - Fort Sherman, Panama

City Direcotries

1928 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin: "Prokopf, Leo - baker, r1783 5th"

Newspaper Articles

2 Nov 1933 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, Hawaii) - Admitted to Citizenship

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+After having previously served in the Panama Canal Zone for the US Army from 1929 to 1932, Leo Prokopf reinlisted in San Francisco in Oct 1932 and was assigned to the Hawaiian Department, setting sail on 29 Oct 1932 from Fort McDowell on Angel Island.  While in Honolulu he received his United States citizenship on the 2 Nov 1933.  At some point in the next few months he was charged with sodomy and imprisoned.  He was sent back to San Francisco on the transport ship U.S.T.S. Chateau Thierry in April 1934.  He was officially transferred out of the Army and into the Federal Penitentary at [[[Alcatraz]]] upon its opening.
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