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James W Thornton Jr 1939 - 2012

James W Thornton Jr was born on June 9, 1939, and died at age 73 years old on December 3, 2012. James Thornton was buried at Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery Section 5 Row 26 Site 4 5310 Milners Road, in Suffolk, Va. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James W Thornton Jr.
James W Thornton Jr
June 9, 1939
December 3, 2012
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  • 06/9
    1939

    Birthday

    June 9, 1939
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: 1SG Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
  • 12/3
    2012

    Death

    December 3, 2012
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery Section 5 Row 26 Site 4 5310 Milners Road, in Suffolk, Va 23434
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In 1939, in the year that James W Thornton Jr was born, in May, Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length animated film, reached a total international gross of $6.5 million which made it (to then) the most successful sound film of all time. First released in December 1937, it was originally dubbed "Disney's Folly" but the premiere received a standing ovation from the audience. At the 11th Academy Awards in February 1939, Walt Disney won an Academy Honorary Award - a full-size Oscar statuette and seven miniature ones - for Snow White.
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In 1945, he was only 6 years old when on December 5th, Flight 19 was lost in the Bermuda Triangle. All five planes and 14 airmen disappeared, as did 13 crew on a plane that was dispatched to find them. The official Navy reported the disappearance as "cause unknown".
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