Talk:Curtis Sheppard
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Newspapers.com research
[edit]I looked for articles relating to Sheppard and found one from 1943 that suggests his real name was James Roberts - https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101957129/the-baltimore-sun/. It mentions many of the other boxers Sheppard fought.
Another article has similar information and goes into more detail - https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101957244/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph/
Someone clipped this article from 1949 where his two names are mentioned - https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9443498/income-taxes-say-curtis-sheppard-is/
Whilst it isn't a reliable source, there's a FindAGrave page for him which suggests he was born in Florida in 1920 and died in Philadelphia in 1984 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135567223/james-roberts
This seems to be his WWII draft card -
Name: James Roberts
Race: Black
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 29 Aug 1920
Birth Place: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Residence Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Employer: Hanlon-Gregory Galvanizing Co
Height: 6 1
Weight: 185
Complexion: Dark Brown
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Maude Brown