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Andrew J Thornber 1904 - 1996

Andrew J Thornber of Broomall, Delaware County, PA was born on March 4, 1904, and died at age 92 years old on October 25, 1996. Andrew Thornber was buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Section 12-C Site 732 Rr2, Box 484 - Indiantown Gap Road, in Annville.
Andrew J Thornber
Broomall, Delaware County, PA 19008
March 4, 1904
October 25, 1996
Male
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  • 03/4
    1904

    Birthday

    March 4, 1904
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 33341750 Enlisted: October 22, 1942 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Occupations In Mechanical Treatment Of Metals (rolling, Stamping, Forging, Pressing, Etc.), N.e.c.
  • 10/25
    1996

    Death

    October 25, 1996
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Section 12-C Site 732 Rr2, Box 484 - Indiantown Gap Road, in Annville, Pa 17003
    Burial location
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In 1904, in the year that Andrew J Thornber was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1941, at the age of 37 years old, Andrew was alive when in his State of the Union address on January 6th, President Roosevelt detailed the "four freedoms" that everyone in the world should have: Freedom of speech, Freedom of worship, Freedom from want, and Freedom from fear. In the same speech, he outlined the benefits of democracy which he said were economic opportunity, employment, social security, and the promise of "adequate health care".
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