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6 unusual facts about Battle of Alcatraz


Battle of Alcatraz

Six Against the Rock (1987) — starring David Carradine as Bernard Coy, based on the semi-fictional book by Clark Howard.

Miran Thompson and Sam Shockley were executed in the gas chamber at San Quentin on December 3, 1948 for their role in the Battle of Alcatraz.

They then released about a dozen convicts including Sam Shockley and Miran Thompson.

Alcatraz — The Whole Shocking Story (1980) — a factually based TV drama of the events incorporated into a larger narrative of the history of Alcatraz as seen through the eyes of its youngest prisoner, Clarence Carnes.

Warden James A. Johnston now called upon the expertise of two platoons of Marines under the direction of General "Vinegar" Joe Stilwell to guard the general population of convicts and to take the cell house from the outside.

Escape from Alcatraz

Battle of Alcatraz, the result of an unsuccessful escape attempt which lasted from May 2–4, 1946



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