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Roy Edward Smith 1928 - 2008

Roy E Smith of Knoxville, Knox County, TN was born on January 1, 1928, and died at age 80 years old on December 21, 2008. Roy Smith was buried at Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery Section C Site 1411 5901 Lyons View Pike, in Knoxville.
Roy E Smith
Knoxville, Knox County, TN 37919
January 1, 1928
December 21, 2008
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  • 01/1
    1928

    Birthday

    January 1, 1928
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: A 1C Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 12/21
    2008

    Death

    December 21, 2008
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    Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery Section C Site 1411 5901 Lyons View Pike, in Knoxville, Tn 37919
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Did you know?
In 1928, in the year that Roy Edward Smith was born, Mickie Mouse was born! He first appeared in Disney's Steamboat Willie, along with Minnie. Although they were in two previous shorts, this was the first to be distributed. Steamboat Willie took advantage of the new technology and was a "talkie" - music was coordinated with the animation. It became the most popular cartoon of its day.
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In 1935, at the age of only 7 years old, Roy was alive when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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