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John McCluskey

Era:1930s
State:California
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Biography

SUP member, book 3653, resident of San Pedro, is explicitly reported in jail on a charge of beating five strikebreakers. The union paper alleges self-defense and a frame-up, and calls for his release. Its Congressional Medal of Honor claim remains attributed and independently unverified. Source: https://archive.ilwu.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/19351227.pdf#page=6

Case

Charges: Assault prosecution arising from a fight with five alleged strikebreakers.
Sentence: Actual jail confinement reported; conviction and release not established.