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Virgil A Benson 1922 - 2006

Virgil A Benson of Cookeville, Putnam County, TN was born on July 9, 1922, and died at age 83 years old on January 15, 2006.
Virgil A Benson
Cookeville, Putnam County, TN 38501
July 9, 1922
January 15, 2006
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Virgil A Benson's History: 1922 - 2006

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  • 07/9
    1922

    Birthday

    July 9, 1922
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Putnam County, Tennessee United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 20428997 Enlisted: February 24, 1941 in Cookeville Tennessee Military branch: Field Artillery Rank: Private First Class, National Guard (officers, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 01/15
    2006

    Death

    January 15, 2006
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1922, in the year that Virgil A Benson was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1954, by the time he was 32 years old, from April 22 through June 17th, the Army v. McCarthy hearings were held. The U.S. Army accused Roy Cohn (chief counsel to Senator McCarthy and later trusted mentor of Donald Trump) of blackmail. McCarthy and Cohn accused the U.S. Army of harboring communists. The Army allegations were found to be true. The U.S. Senate later censured McCarthy.
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