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George Blakey Echols Jr 1916 - 2005

George Blakey Echols Jr of Largo, Pinellas County, FL was born on March 24, 1916, and died at age 89 years old on October 20, 2005. George Echols was buried at Florida National Cemetery Section 404 Site 1308 6502 Sw. 102nd Ave., in Bushnell.
George Blakey Echols Jr
Largo, Pinellas County, FL 33770
March 24, 1916
October 20, 2005
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  • 03/24
    1916

    Birthday

    March 24, 1916
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: MAJ Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea
  • 10/20
    2005

    Death

    October 20, 2005
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    Florida National Cemetery Section 404 Site 1308 6502 Sw. 102nd Ave., in Bushnell, Fl 33513
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In 1916, in the year that George Blakey Echols Jr was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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In 1927, when he was only 11 years old, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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