IL IL - Crete Township, WhtMale Pre 50, UP83031, struck by train, tattoos: Anchor, Chinese lady and two butterflies, Jul'54

[Romulus]

Unidentified Person/NamUs #UP83031
Male, White/Caucasian
Date Body Found: July 8, 1954
Location Found: Crete Township, Illinois
Estimated Age Range--

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Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 50
Estimated Age Range (Years)--
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI--
Height: 5' 10"(70 inches) , Measured
Weight: 155 lbs, Measured

Circumstances​

Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: July 8, 1954
NamUs Case Created: August 9, 2021
ME/C QA Reviewed--

Location Found Map​

Location: Crete Township, Illinois 60417
County: Will County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land: No
Circumstances of Recovery: On July 8, 1954 this man was struck by a freight train on the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Pacific railroad about 1 mile East of Crete Il and 500 feet north of the Faithhorn Street crossing.

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Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains--
Condition of Remains: Recognizable face

Physical Description​

Hair Color: Brown
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye Color: Brown
Right Eye Color: Brown
Eye Description--

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Distinctive Physical Features​

Item
Description
Tattoo: Anchor and butterfly upper right arm and shoulder; Chinese lady and butterfly upper left arm and shoulder

 

[lightofmine99]

The time period and tattoos definitely indicate this man was likely military or a sailor of some kind. MOO.

 

[HopeRains]

Crete Township, IL, is right on the border of IN.