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Benny Smith 1917 - 2001

Benny Smith was born on October 28, 1917, and died at age 84 years old on November 17, 2001. Benny Smith was buried at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section X Site 1386 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, in San Antonio, Tx. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Benny Smith.
Benny Smith
October 28, 1917
November 17, 2001
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  • 10/28
    1917

    Birthday

    October 28, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 11/17
    2001

    Death

    November 17, 2001
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section X Site 1386 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, in San Antonio, Tx 78209
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In 1917, in the year that Benny Smith was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1958, Benny was 41 years old when on January 31st, Explorer I, the United States' answer to Sputnik I (and 2,) was launched. America had entered the Space Race. The first spacecraft to detect the Van Allen radiation belt, it remained in orbit until 1970.
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