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Willard L Smith 1914 - 1973

Willard L Smith of Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi was born on July 13, 1914, and died at age 58 years old in May 1973.
Willard L Smith
Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi 39401
July 13, 1914
May 1973
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Willard L Smith's History: 1914 - 1973

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  • 07/13
    1914

    Birthday

    July 13, 1914
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Lincoln County, Mississippi United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 14031573 Enlisted: December 5, 1940 in Jackson Mississippi Military branch: Corps Of Engineers Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Athletes, Sports Instructors, And Sports Officials
  • 05/dd
    1973

    Death

    May 1973
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1914, in the year that Willard L Smith was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1924, Willard was just 10 years old when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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