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''[D.O.B.]-27 October 1944''
 
''[D.O.B.]-27 October 1944''
  
''Principal of Morrilton High School, Chairman of the Morrilton Chamber of Commerce, Fort Smith Junior High Principal 1928-1938, and President of Henderson State Teachers College until 1941, and was the Principal of Peabody School in 1923''
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*Principal of Morrilton High School
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*Chairman of the [http://morrilton.com/| Morrilton Chamber of Commerce]
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*Principal of Peabody School in 1923
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*[http://www.fortsmithschools.org/| Fort Smith Junior High Principal], 1928-1938
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*President of [[Wikipedia:Henderson State University|Henderson State Teachers College]], 1938-1941
  
 
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== Personal History ==
 
== Personal History ==
  
Day lived in Morrilton and Fort Smith. He attended the Arkansas State Teachers College (now known as the University of Central Arkansas), he received his Bachelors of Science from George Peabody College, and his Master of Science from Columbia University.  
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Day lived in Morrilton and Fort Smith. He attended the Arkansas State Teachers College (now known as the [http://uca.edu/| University of Central Arkansas]), received his Bachelors of Science from George Peabody College, and his Masters of Science from Columbia University.
  
 
He had three children: Joe Jr., Elizabeth, and Margaret.
 
He had three children: Joe Jr., Elizabeth, and Margaret.
  
He served in WWI, as well as WII, in the National Guard.
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Day served in both World Wars and as part of the National Guard.
  
 
== Death ==
 
== Death ==
  
Day died in the Army and Navy General Hospital in Hot Springs, AR from a disease he had contracted while serving in Alaska.
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Day died in the [http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2236| Army-Navy General Hospital in Hot Springs, AR] from a disease he had contracted while serving in Alaska.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==

Revision as of 21:28, 19 April 2016

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Lieutenant Colonel Joseph A. Day

[D.O.B.]-27 October 1944

Joseph A. Day Plaque.JPG

Personal History

Day lived in Morrilton and Fort Smith. He attended the Arkansas State Teachers College (now known as the University of Central Arkansas), received his Bachelors of Science from George Peabody College, and his Masters of Science from Columbia University.

He had three children: Joe Jr., Elizabeth, and Margaret.

Day served in both World Wars and as part of the National Guard.

Death

Day died in the Army-Navy General Hospital in Hot Springs, AR from a disease he had contracted while serving in Alaska.

Gallery