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Luke Thomas 1913 - 1987

Luke Thomas of Leakesville, Greene County, Mississippi was born on December 6, 1913, and died at age 73 years old in June 1987.
Luke Thomas
Leakesville, Greene County, Mississippi 39451
December 6, 1913
June 1987
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Luke Thomas' History: 1913 - 1987

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  • 12/6
    1913

    Birthday

    December 6, 1913
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Sunflower County, Mississippi United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34486116 Enlisted: December 5, 1942 in Cp Shelby Mississippi Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa 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

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 06/dd
    1987

    Death

    June 1987
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1913, in the year that Luke Thomas was born, Henry Ford installed the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. It had previously taken 12 hours to assemble a whole vehicle - now it took only two hours and 30 minutes! Inspired by the production lines at flour mills, breweries, canneries and industrial bakeries, along with the disassembly of animal carcasses in Chicago’s meat-packing plants, Ford created moving belts for parts and the assembly line was born.
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In 1934, Luke was 21 years old when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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