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John R Thornbery 1921 - 1987

John R Thornbery of Middletown, Butler County, Ohio was born on January 26, 1921, and died at age 66 years old in February 1987.
John R Thornbery
Middletown, Butler County, Ohio 45042
January 26, 1921
February 1987
Male
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  • 01/26
    1921

    Birthday

    January 26, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Butler County, Ohio United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 15116344 Enlisted: July 25, 1942 in Ft Thomas Newport Kentucky Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Occupations In Mechanical Treatment Of Metals (rolling, Stamping, Forging, Pressing, Etc.), N.e.c.
  • 02/dd
    1987

    Death

    February 1987
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1921, in the year that John R Thornbery was born, 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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In 1931, at the age of merely 10 years old, John was alive when on May 1st, the Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 1,454 feet (including the roof and antenna), it was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Center's North Tower was built in 1970. (It is now the 34th tallest.) Opening at the beginning of the Great Depression, most of the offices in the Empire State Building remained unoccupied for years and the observation deck was an equal source of revenue and kept the building profitable.
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