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Bessie Kennedy Thompson 1911 - 2008

Bessie Kennedy Thompson of Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida was born on October 11, 1911, and died at age 97 years old on October 21, 2008.
Bessie Kennedy Thompson
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida 32606
October 11, 1911
October 21, 2008
Female
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    1911

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    October 11, 1911
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  • 10/21
    2008

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    October 21, 2008
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    Bessie Kennedy Thompson lived 25 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 97.
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In 1911, in the year that Bessie Kennedy Thompson was born, the first use of aircraft as an offensive weapon occurred in the Turkish-Italian War. First used for aerial reconnaissance alone, planes were then used in aerial combat to shoot down recon planes. In World War I, planes and zeppelins evolved for use in bombing.
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In 1921, at the age of only 10 years old, Bessie was alive when on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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