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Robert C Thornton 1937 - 2003

Robert C Thornton of Memphis, Shelby County, TN was born on December 2, 1937, and died at age 65 years old on March 19, 2003. Robert Thornton was buried at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Section R Site 8989 4000 Forest Hill-irene Rd, in Memphis.
Robert C Thornton
Memphis, Shelby County, TN 38125
December 2, 1937
March 19, 2003
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Robert C Thornton's History: 1937 - 2003

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  • 12/2
    1937

    Birthday

    December 2, 1937
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Coast Guard Rank attained: RM3
  • 03/19
    2003

    Death

    March 19, 2003
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    West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Section R Site 8989 4000 Forest Hill-irene Rd, in Memphis, Tn 38125
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In 1937, in the year that Robert C Thornton was born, on May 28th, the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge opened to cars. Taking 5 years to build, the 4,200-foot-long suspension bridge was an engineering marvel of its time - 11 men died during construction. The "international orange" color was chosen because it resisted rust and fading. To the present, it is the symbol of the City that is known throughout the world.
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In 1945, he was just 8 years old when on April 12th, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia. At 1p, he was sitting for a portrait when he complained that he had a "terrific pain" in the back of his head and collapsed. A doctor was summoned and the doctor gave him a shot of adrenaline into his heart. It didn't help and he was pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m. A slow moving train took him back to Washington D.C. while thousands of mourners lined the tracks. He was buried at his home in Hyde Park, New York.
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