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Bessie Ray Smith 1927 - 1983

Bessie Ray Smith was born on August 21, 1927, and died at age 55 years old on January 25, 1983. Bessie Smith was buried at Leavenworth National Cemetery Section 44 Row 24 Site 28 150 Muncie Road, in Leavenworth, Ks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Bessie Ray Smith.
Bessie Ray Smith
August 21, 1927
January 25, 1983
Female
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  • 08/21
    1927

    Birthday

    August 21, 1927
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 01/25
    1983

    Death

    January 25, 1983
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Leavenworth National Cemetery Section 44 Row 24 Site 28 150 Muncie Road, in Leavenworth, Ks 66048
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In 1927, in the year that Bessie Ray Smith was born, aviator and media darling Charles Lindbergh, age 25, made the first successful solo TransAtlantic flight. "Lucky Lindy" took off from Long Island in New York and flew to Paris, covering  3,600 statute miles and flying for 33 1⁄2-hours. His plane "The Spirit of St. Louis" was a fabric-covered, single-seat, single-engine "Ryan NYP" high-wing monoplane designed by both Lindbergh and the manufacturer's chief engineer.
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In 1931, by the time she was just 4 years old, 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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