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James L Thornton 1914 - 2008

James Lewis Thornton of Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL was born on August 8, 1914, and died at age 93 years old on February 26, 2008. James Thornton was buried at Bay Pines National Cemetery Section J Site 429 P.o. Box 477, in Bay Pines.
James Lewis Thornton
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL 33705
August 8, 1914
February 26, 2008
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  • 08/8
    1914

    Birthday

    August 8, 1914
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Pinellas County, Florida United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: SMSGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea Military serial#: 12006503 Enlisted: November 1, 1945 in Columbia Aab South Carolina Military branch: Air Corps First Sergeant Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • Professional Career

    Skilled Occupations In Production Of Confections
  • 02/26
    2008

    Death

    February 26, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Bay Pines National Cemetery Section J Site 429 P.o. Box 477, in Bay Pines, Fl 33744
    Burial location
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In 1914, in the year that James L Thornton was born, in August, the world's first red and green traffic lights were installed at the corner of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland Ohio. The electric traffic light had been invented by a policeman in Salt Lake City Utah in 1912.
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In 1921, by the time he was just 7 years old, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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