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Bennie Lee Merritt 1929 - 2011

Bennie Lee Merritt of Livingston, Polk County, MO was born on September 17, 1929, and died at age 81 years old on February 4, 2011. Bennie Merritt was buried at Missouri Veterans Cemetery / Springfield Section K Row 7 Site 0479 5201 South Southwood, in Springfield.
Bennie Lee Merritt
Livingston, Polk County, MO 77399
September 17, 1929
February 4, 2011
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  • 09/17
    1929

    Birthday

    September 17, 1929
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 02/4
    2011

    Death

    February 4, 2011
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Missouri Veterans Cemetery / Springfield Section K Row 7 Site 0479 5201 South Southwood, in Springfield, Mo 65804
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In 1929, in the year that Bennie Lee Merritt was born, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre happened on February 14th. In Chicago, seven men from the North Side Irish gang were gunned down by Al Capone's South Side Italian gang at the garage at 2122 North Clark Street. Al Capone was making a successful move to take over Chicago's organized crime. But the St. Valentine's Day massacre also resulted in a public outcry against all gangsters.
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In 1931, when he was merely 2 years old, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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