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Sylvester L Benton 1924 - 1978

Sylvester L Benton of Elizabethtown, Bladen County, NC was born on May 2, 1924, and died at age 53 years old on February 28, 1978.
Sylvester L Benton
Elizabethtown, Bladen County, NC 28337
May 2, 1924
February 28, 1978
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Sylvester L Benton's History: 1924 - 1978

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  • 05/2
    1924

    Birthday

    May 2, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    New Hanover County, North Carolina United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34669729 Enlisted: November 19, 1945 Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private First Class, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Panama Canal Department
  • Professional Career

    Skilled Occupations In Manufacture Of Electrical Machinery And Accessories, N.e.c.
  • 02/28
    1978

    Death

    February 28, 1978
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1924, in the year that Sylvester L Benton was born, on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.
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In 1932, at the age of just 8 years old, Sylvester was alive when five years to the day after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Newfoundland to Ireland, the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo and the first to replicate Lindbergh's feat. She flew over 2,000 miles in just under 15 hours.
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