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John W Smith 1916 - 2008

John William Smith of Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana was born on October 13, 1916, and died at age 91 years old on April 21, 2008.
John William Smith
Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana 47978
October 13, 1916
April 21, 2008
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  • 10/13
    1916

    Birthday

    October 13, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Summit County, Ohio United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35247382 Enlisted: March 20, 1944 in Ft Benjamin Harrison Indiana Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) 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 Structural- And Ornamental-metal Workers
  • 04/21
    2008

    Death

    April 21, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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In 1916, in the year that John W Smith 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 1948, he was 32 years old when on January 30th, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi by a member of a Hindu nationalist party who thought that Gandhi was too accommodating to Muslims. The man, Nathuram Godse, shot Gandhi 3 times. He died immediately. The shooter was tried, convicted, and hung in November 1949.
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