Early Life
Diamond was born July 10, 1897, to Sara and John Moran, who immigrated from Ireland in the fall of 1891 to 951 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia. In 1899, Jack's younger brother Eddie Moran was born. Jack and Eddie both struggled through grade school, while Sara suffered from severe arthritis and other health issues. On December 24, 1913, Sara died from complications due to a bacterial infection and high fever. John Moran, Sr. moved to Brooklyn shortly afterwards. Diamond soon joined a New York street gang called the Hudson Dusters. Diamond's first arrest was for burglary occurred when he broke into a jewelry store on February 4, 1914, with numerous arrests following through the remainder of his life. Diamond served in the U.S. Army during World War I, but deserted in 1918 or 1919, then was convicted and jailed for desertion.
After his release, Diamond was hired by "Little Augie" (Jacob Orgen) to murder an enemy, with Diamond then becoming Augie's personal bodyguard. Diamond was shot twice when Louis Buchalter, seeking to move in on Orgen's garment district labor rackets, shot and killed the latter.
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