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Lynn 'Buck' Compton
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Born
December 31
,
1921
·
Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
February 25
,
2012
·
Burlington, Washington, USA
Birth name
Lynn Davis Compton
Height
6′ (1.83 m)
Mini Bio
Lynn 'Buck' Compton was born on December 31, 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was married to Donna Newman and Jerry Star. He died on February 25, 2012 in Burlington, Washington, USA.
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Donna Newman
(1947 - 1994) (her death, 2 children)
Jerry Star
(divorced)
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As prosecutor he secured the conviction of Sirhan Sirhan for the murder of Robert F. Kennedy.
Awarded a Silver Star on D-Day for helping destroy four German 105mm gun batteries pointing at Utah Beach.
Detective for the Los Angeles Police Department from 1947 to 1951.
Lead prosecutor of the 1969 trial of
Sirhan Sirhan
for the murder of Senator
Robert F. Kennedy
.
American soldier who participated in the D-Day invasion in WWII.
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