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Carl R Smithers 1923 - 1994

Carl Robert Smithers of Charleston, Kanawha County, WV was born on August 31, 1923, and died at age 70 years old on March 30, 1994. Carl Smithers was buried at West Virginia National Cemetery Section 1 Site 1326 42 Veterans Memorial Lane, in Grafton.
Carl Robert Smithers
Charleston, Kanawha County, WV 25302
August 31, 1923
March 30, 1994
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Carl Robert Smithers' History: 1923 - 1994

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  • 08/31
    1923

    Birthday

    August 31, 1923
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Kanawha County, West Virginia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: LTC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 15090529 Enlisted: February 12, 1946 in Ft Hayes Columbus Ohio Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Master Sergeant, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • 03/30
    1994

    Death

    March 30, 1994
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

    mm/dd/yyyy
    Funeral date
    West Virginia National Cemetery Section 1 Site 1326 42 Veterans Memorial Lane, in Grafton, Wv 26354
    Burial location
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In 1923, in the year that Carl R Smithers was born, on September 1, an earthquake - the Great Kanto earthquake - destroyed one-third of Tokyo. Measuring 7.9 and with a reported duration of between 4 and 10 minutes, casualties totaled about 142,800 deaths, including about 40,000 who went missing and were presumed dead.
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In 1940, at the age of 17 years old, Carl was alive when 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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