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Basil P Thorne 1917 - 2008

Basil P Thorne of Charleston, Kanawha County, WV was born on April 23, 1917, and died at age 91 years old on December 14, 2008.
Basil P Thorne
Charleston, Kanawha County, WV 25302
April 23, 1917
December 14, 2008
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Basil P Thorne's History: 1917 - 2008

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  • 04/23
    1917

    Birthday

    April 23, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35767959 Enlisted: June 7, 1943 in Huntington West Virginia Military branch: No Branch Assignment 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
  • 12/14
    2008

    Death

    December 14, 2008
    Death date
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    Cause of death
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In 1917, in the year that Basil P Thorne was born, Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari was convicted and executed as a German spy. Since Mata Hari, born Margaretha Geertruida "Margreet" MacLeod, was a citizen of the Netherlands (which remained neutral in World War 1), she could travel freely in Europe. Her travels (and her romantic entanglements) raised suspicion and she was arrested by the French and found guilty. There is still controversy about her guilt although her name has become synonymous with a seductive female spy.
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In 1943, he was 26 years old when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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