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William H Thornton Jr 1918 - 2009

William Henry Thornton Jr of Kennedale, Tarrant County, Texas was born on October 26, 1918, and died at age 90 years old on September 30, 2009. William Thornton was buried at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section 20 Site 465 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, in San Antonio.

William Henry Thornton Jr
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Kennedale, Tarrant County, Texas 76060
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    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: WO1 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea
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In 1918, in the year that William H Thornton Jr was born, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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In 1929, when he was merely 11 years old, on October 29th (Black Tuesday), the stock market crashed in the United States. Billions of dollars were lost and some investors committed suicide as a result, having lost their fortunes. This ushered in the 12 year, worldwide Great Depression.
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Thornton, Amos (Born Nov 27, 1833) Thornton-Cooper, Georgia? (Born Oct 1856) Thornton, Todd Thornton, Jessica (Born c. Feb 17) Thornton, Randall (Jun 29, 1906 - Sep 22, 1988) Thornton, John (Feb 10, 1895 - Feb 1971) Thornton, Albert (Feb 6, 1900 - Feb 17, 1988) Thornton, Adelbert (Oct 6, 1903 - Jan 29, 1988) Thornton, Marion (Jun 1, 1919 - Oct 15, 2000) Thornton, Norman (Sep 12, 1916 - Feb 1976)
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