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Alphonse Thornton 1914 - 1956

Alphonse Thornton of Mobile County, Alabama United States was born on December 14, 1914, and died at age 41 years old on May 24, 1956. Alphonse Thornton was buried at Mobile National Cemetery Section 5 Site 275 1202 Virginia Street, in Mobile.

Alphonse Thornton
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Mobile County, Alabama United States
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December 14, 1914
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May 24, 1956
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  • 12/14
    1914

    Birthday

    December 14, 1914
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen

  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School

  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea Military serial#: 34742052 Enlisted: February 25, 1943 in Ft Benning Georgia 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

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers, Bus, Taxi, Truck, And Tractor
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    1956

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    May 24, 1956
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    Mobile National Cemetery Section 5 Site 275 1202 Virginia Street, in Mobile, Al 36604
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In 1914, in the year that Alphonse Thornton 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 1927, Alphonse was merely 13 years old when aviator and media darling Charles Lindbergh, age 25, made the first successful solo TransAtlantic flight. "Lucky Lindy" took off from Long Island in New York and flew to Paris, covering  3,600 statute miles and flying for 33 1⁄2-hours. His plane "The Spirit of St. Louis" was a fabric-covered, single-seat, single-engine "Ryan NYP" high-wing monoplane designed by both Lindbergh and the manufacturer's chief engineer.
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Thornton, Thelma Thornton, Myrtle (Born Apr 9, 1884) Thornton, Irene (Born 1882) Thornton, Madison (Born Jan 10, 1886) Thornton, William (Born 1840) Thornton, Matilda Ann (Born Mar 16, 1843) Thornton, Elon (Born 1844) Thornton, Austin (Born Nov 27, 1846) Thornton, Noah (Born 1856) Thornton, Thomas (Born 1852)
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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