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Lafayette Basnett 1907 - 1975

Lafayette Basnett of South Ozone Park, Queens County, NY was born on August 1, 1907, and died at age 67 years old on April 4, 1975. Lafayette Basnett was buried at Long Island National Cemetery Section 2D Site 5047 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale.
Lafayette Basnett
South Ozone Park, Queens County, NY 11420
August 1, 1907
April 4, 1975
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Lafayette Basnett's History: 1907 - 1975

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  • 08/1
    1907

    Birthday

    August 1, 1907
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    New York County, New York United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: MSGT Wars/Conflicts: Korea Military serial#: 32438792 Enlisted: November 20, 1945 in New York City New York Military branch: Air Corps Rank: First Sergeant, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • 04/4
    1975

    Death

    April 4, 1975
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Long Island National Cemetery Section 2D Site 5047 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale, Ny 11735
    Burial location
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In 1907, in the year that Lafayette Basnett was born, the Monongah coal mining disaster occurred on December 6th, happening at the Fairmont Coal Company’s No. 6 and No. 8 mines.. Over 361 miners were killed. Because there was no breathing apparatus at the time to help rescuers, recovery efforts were greatly hampered. It is considered the worst mining disaster in American history and led to government oversight in mining practices.
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In 1911, at the age of just 4 years old, Lafayette was alive when British physicist Ernest Rutherford (born in New Zealand), along with German physicist Hans Geiger, discovered the structure of an atom. He found that atoms had nuclei (a nucleus) and were circled by electrons, much as planets orbit the sun.
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