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Benjamin F Pirtle 1925 - 2011

Benjamin F Pirtle of Memphis, Shelby County, TN was born on December 3, 1925, and died at age 85 years old on April 14, 2011. Benjamin Pirtle was buried at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Section II Site 18785 4000 Forest Hill-irene Rd, in Memphis.
Benjamin F Pirtle
Memphis, Shelby County, TN 38111
December 3, 1925
April 14, 2011
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  • 12/3
    1925

    Birthday

    December 3, 1925
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Shelby County, Tennessee United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: CPL Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 44155142 Enlisted: May 4, 1946 in Ft Benning Georgia Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Panama Canal Department
  • 04/14
    2011

    Death

    April 14, 2011
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Section II Site 18785 4000 Forest Hill-irene Rd, in Memphis, Tn 38125
    Burial location
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In 1925, in the year that Benjamin F Pirtle was born, in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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In 1932, Benjamin was only 7 years old when on February 27th, actress Elizabeth Taylor was born in London. Her parents were Americans living in London and when she was 7, the family moved to Los Angeles. Her first small part in a movie was in There's One Born Every Minute in 1942 but her first starring role was in National Velvet in 1944. She became as famous for her 8 marriages (to 7 people) as she was for her beauty and films.
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