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Bennie E Ricks 1924 - 2004

Bennie E Ricks of Portsmouth, Portsmouth City County, VA was born on January 3, 1924, and died at age 80 years old on November 30, 2004. Bennie Ricks was buried at Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery Section CB1 Row 46 Site 1 5310 Milners Road, in Suffolk.
Bennie E Ricks
Portsmouth, Portsmouth City County, VA 23704
January 3, 1924
November 30, 2004
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Bennie E Ricks' History: 1924 - 2004

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  • 01/3
    1924

    Birthday

    January 3, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Nansemond County, Virginia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: TEC 5 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 33639148 Enlisted: May 28, 1943 in Richmond 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
  • Professional Career

    Elevator Operators
  • 11/30
    2004

    Death

    November 30, 2004
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery Section CB1 Row 46 Site 1 5310 Milners Road, in Suffolk, Va 23434
    Burial location
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In 1924, in the year that Bennie E Ricks was born, on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.
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In 1931, he was merely 7 years old when on May 1st, the Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 1,454 feet (including the roof and antenna), it was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Center's North Tower was built in 1970. (It is now the 34th tallest.) Opening at the beginning of the Great Depression, most of the offices in the Empire State Building remained unoccupied for years and the observation deck was an equal source of revenue and kept the building profitable.
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