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Bennie L Smith 1927 - 1995

Bennie L Smith of Houston, Harris County, TX was born on October 9, 1927, and died at age 67 years old on June 7, 1995. Bennie Smith was buried at Houston National Cemetery Section I Site 1010 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston.
Bennie L Smith
Houston, Harris County, TX 77028
October 9, 1927
June 7, 1995
Male
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  • 10/9
    1927

    Birthday

    October 9, 1927
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Waller County, Texas United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: REC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 38754517 Enlisted: February 5, 1946 in Ft Sam Houston Texas Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • 06/7
    1995

    Death

    June 7, 1995
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Houston National Cemetery Section I Site 1010 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston, Tx 77038
    Burial location
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In 1927, in the year that Bennie L Smith was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1940, when he was merely 13 years old, on November 5th, President Franklin Roosevelt was elected to a third term, defeating Wendell Willkie of Indiana (a corporate lawyer). Roosevelt running for a third term was controversial. But the U.S. was emerging from the Great Recession and he promised that he would not involve the country in any foreign war (which of course changed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor). Roosevelt defeated Willkie in the popular vote by 54.7 to 44.8% and in the Electoral College 449 to 82.
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