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Francis Devlin Thornton 1911 - 1966

Francis Devlin Thornton of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on May 10, 1911, and died at age 55 years old on June 9, 1966. Francis Thornton was buried at Long Island National Cemetery Section 2Q Site 5221 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale.
Francis Devlin Thornton
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11215
May 10, 1911
June 9, 1966
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Francis Devlin Thornton's History: 1911 - 1966

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  • 05/10
    1911

    Birthday

    May 10, 1911
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: RM 2 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 06/9
    1966

    Death

    June 9, 1966
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    Unknown
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Long Island National Cemetery Section 2Q Site 5221 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale, Ny 11735
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In 1911, in the year that Francis Devlin Thornton was born, the United States Supreme Court broke up Standard Oil in May. John D. Rockefeller established Standard Oil in 1870 and it was the largest oil refinery at the time. The Supreme Court found that Standard Oil of New Jersey (one of the many iterations of Standard Oil) was guilty of "monopolizing the petroleum industry through a series of abusive and anticompetitive actions". The Court broke up the several entities that comprised Standard Oil and they eventually became competing firms.
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In 1922, he was only 11 years old when from October 22nd - 29th, 3,000 men of Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party marched on Rome. (Mussolini waited in Milan, he did not participate in the March.) The day after the March Mussolini went to Rome and the King of Italy handed over power to Mussolini, in part because he was supported by the military, the business class, and the right-wing factions of Italy.
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