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Augustus Thornton 1926 - 2004

Augustus Thornton of Lake Wales, Polk County, FL was born on August 8, 1926, and died at age 77 years old on April 7, 2004. Augustus Thornton was buried at Florida National Cemetery Section 325 Site 894 6502 Sw. 102nd Ave., in Bushnell.
Augustus Thornton
Lake Wales, Polk County, FL 33853
August 8, 1926
April 7, 2004
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  • 08/8
    1926

    Birthday

    August 8, 1926
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Marion County, Florida United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army, Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea Military serial#: 44109267 Enlisted: November 28, 1945 in Cp Stoneman Pittsburg California Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private First Class, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: One Year Enlistment
  • 04/7
    2004

    Death

    April 7, 2004
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Florida National Cemetery Section 325 Site 894 6502 Sw. 102nd Ave., in Bushnell, Fl 33513
    Burial location
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Did you know?
In 1926, in the year that Augustus Thornton was born, on October 31st, Harry Houdini died in Michigan. Houdini was the most famed magician of his time and perhaps of all time, especially for his acts involving escapes - from handcuffs, straitjackets, chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, and more. He was president of the Society of American Magicians and stringently upheld professional ethics. He died of complications from a ruptured appendix. Although he had received a blow to the area a couple of days previously, the connection between the blow and his appendicitis is disputed.
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In 1933, he was just 7 years old when on December 5th, the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. The 21st Amendment said "The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed." Alcohol was legal again! It was the only amendment to the Constitution approved for the explicit purpose of repealing a previously existing amendment. South Carolina was the only state to reject the Amendment.
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