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Augustus Gennerich

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Augustus Adolph Gennerich (1887-1936), referred to as "Gus," was a friend of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's as well as one of FDR's most trusted guards. Gennerich began his career in 1909 as a policeman in New York City and, in 1929, he was assigned to be Governor Roosevelt's bodyguard whenever he was in the city. He eventually moved to Albany to serve as Roosevelt's bodyguard there and went to Washington in 1933 to join the Secret Service. He continued to serve in that position until he died in 1936 in Buenos Aires after suffering a heart attack.

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Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, Code: ELRO

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, Dutchess County, New York
Latitude: 41.7608985900879, Longitude: -73.8968963623047

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Organization: Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Address: 4097 Albany Post Rd

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