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William Jr Thornton 1908 - 1986

William Jr Thornton of Raleigh, Smith County, Mississippi was born on January 14, 1908, and died at age 78 years old in July 1986.
William Jr Thornton
Raleigh, Smith County, Mississippi 39153
January 14, 1908
July 1986
Male
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  • 01/14
    1908

    Birthday

    January 14, 1908
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Rankin County, Mississippi United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34610594 Enlisted: December 19, 1942 in Cp Shelby Mississippi Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Sawmill Occupations, N.e.c.
  • 07/dd
    1986

    Death

    July 1986
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1908, in the year that William Jr Thornton was born, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was established as the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States; it simultaneously served as the nation's prime federal law enforcement agency. Stanley Finch was the first Chief (now called Director).
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In 1915, when he was only 7 years old, Audrey Munson, playing a model for a sculptor in the film "Inspiration", became the first actress to shed her clothes on screen. Fearing that banning the film would mean that censors would also have to "ban Renaissance art" the film was released, with Munson in the nude scenes and a stand-in doing the acting. (Munson had previously been "America's First Supermodel" and posed nude as the model for many famous artworks.) The film was a hit with audiences.
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