From the Oct. 28, 2013, U.K. Mail Online "'Tamale King' World War II veteran, 87, who was 'killed in botched robbery by four teens' is buried with Navy honors."
Lawrence E. Thornton, 87, a white man, was brutally murdered. He was considered a "Pillar of His Community" and was beloved by all who knew him. During World War II he served as a Fireman First Class on board the minesweeper USS Herald in the Pacific.
Mr, Thornton died October 20th, two days after he was attacked in his driveway in Greenville, Mississippi.
Four black teenagers were arrested.
Mr. Thornton was known far and wide in the Delta Region for his award-winning Maria's Famous Hot Tamales.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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