Claim: Raymond Corbett Shannon was born in Washington D.C. (District of Columbia) but he was orphaned as a child, and was employed by the U.S. Bureau of Entomology.
Evidence: Shannon was born in Washington D.C. He was orphaned as a child. He was employed by the U.S. Bureau of Entomology from 1912–1916, and again from 1923–1925. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and also known as D.C. or Washington, is the capital city of the United States of America.