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Bennie Richard Grotsky 1931 - 1976

Bennie Richard Grotsky of Fairview Heights, Saint Clair County, IL was born on January 6, 1931, and died at age 45 years old on June 4, 1976. Bennie Grotsky was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section L Site 2014 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis, Mo.
Bennie Richard Grotsky
Fairview Heights, Saint Clair County, IL 62208
January 6, 1931
June 4, 1976
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  • 01/6
    1931

    Birthday

    January 6, 1931
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 06/4
    1976

    Death

    June 4, 1976
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section L Site 2014 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis, Mo 63125
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In 1931, in the year that Bennie Richard Grotsky was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1945, he was only 14 years old when on April 12th, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia. At 1p, he was sitting for a portrait when he complained that he had a "terrific pain" in the back of his head and collapsed. A doctor was summoned and the doctor gave him a shot of adrenaline into his heart. It didn't help and he was pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m. A slow moving train took him back to Washington D.C. while thousands of mourners lined the tracks. He was buried at his home in Hyde Park, New York.
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