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John E Bessent Sr 1913 - 1987

John E Bessent Sr of Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR was born on April 17, 1913, and died at age 74 years old on May 11, 1987. John Bessent was buried at Ft. Smith National Cemetery Section 11 Site 348 522 Garland Avenue And South 6th St, in Fort Smith.

John E Bessent Sr

Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR 72205

April 17, 1913

May 11, 1987

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1913

Birthday

April 17, 1913

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Military Service

Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
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1987

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May 11, 1987

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Ft. Smith National Cemetery Section 11 Site 348 522 Garland Avenue And South 6th St, in Fort Smith, Ar 72901
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John E Bessent Sr lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.

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In 1913, in the year that John E Bessent Sr was born, the Philippine–American War ended for good in June. While the official end of the war was in 1902, fighting continued for several years. An estimated 200,000 to 250,000 total Filipino civilians died and although the U.S. viewed its role as a colonial presence as one of preparing the Philippines for independence, American colonization drastically changed the character off the culture. The Catholic Church was no longer the state religion and English became the primary language of the government.

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In 1934, he was 21 years old when on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.

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