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Chester Mccreary 1916 - 1973

Chester Mccreary was born on June 18, 1916, and died at age 57 years old in July 1973. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Chester Mccreary.

Chester Mccreary

June 18, 1916

July 1973

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June 18, 1916

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1973

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July 1973

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Chester Mccreary lived 16 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 57.

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In 1916, in the year that Chester Mccreary was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.

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In 1945, at the age of 29 years old, Chester was alive when on February 19th, US Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Iwo Jima began. Lasting 5 weeks, it was some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting in the Pacific theater during World War II. The occupying Japanese forces were heavily armed and there were 21,000 Japanese soldiers on the island at the beginning of the battle. Only 216 Japanese soldiers were captured afterwards - the rest had been killed in action or committed suicide. 6,800 American soldiers died but the Americans took control of the island.

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