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Herbert Dowdle 1916 - 2004

Herbert Dowdle of Columbus, Muscogee County, GA was born on April 6, 1916, and died at age 88 years old on June 28, 2004. Herbert Dowdle was buried at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery Section 14 Site 1687 553 Highway 165, in Ft Mitchell, Al.
Herbert Dowdle
Columbus, Muscogee County, GA 31903
April 6, 1916
June 28, 2004
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  • 04/6
    1916

    Birthday

    April 6, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Russell County, Alabama United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea Military serial#: 14015104 Enlisted: November 14, 1945 in Ft Benning Georgia Military branch: Quartermaster Corps Rank: Staff Sergeant, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • 06/28
    2004

    Death

    June 28, 2004
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery Section 14 Site 1687 553 Highway 165, in Ft Mitchell, Al 36856
    Burial location
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In 1916, in the year that Herbert Dowdle was born, the Battle of Verdun was fought from February through December. It was the largest and longest battle of World War I, lasting 303 days. The original estimates were 714,231 casualties - 377,231 French and 337,000 German, an average of 70,000 casualties a month. Current estimates are even larger. The Battle of the Somme was also fought from July through September of the same year. Original estimates were 485,000 British and French casualties and 630,000 German casualties.
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In 1921, Herbert was merely 5 years old when hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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