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Edward Thornton 1935 - 1993

Edward Thornton of Carrollton, Carroll County, GA was born on May 17, 1935, and died at age 58 years old in May 1993.
Edward Thornton
Carrollton, Carroll County, GA 30117
May 17, 1935
May 1993
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Edward Thornton's History: 1935 - 1993

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  • 05/17
    1935

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    May 17, 1935
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  • 05/dd
    1993

    Death

    May 1993
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    Edward Thornton lived 14 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 57.
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In 1935, in the year that Edward Thornton was born, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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In 1944, Edward was only 9 years old when on December 16th, The Battle of the Bulge began in the Ardennes forest on the Western Front. Lasting for a little over a month, the battle began with a surprise attack by Germany on the Allied forces The U.S. suffered their highest casualties of any operation in World War II - 89,000 were casualties, around 8,600 killed - but Germany also severely depleted their resources and they couldn't be replaced.
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