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Cornelius Shields 1927 - 2002

Cornelius Shields of Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN was born on May 8, 1927, and died at age 74 years old on January 11, 2002.
Cornelius Shields
Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN 46803
May 8, 1927
January 11, 2002
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  • 05/8
    1927

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    May 8, 1927
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  • 01/11
    2002

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    January 11, 2002
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    Cornelius Shields lived 2 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1927, in the year that Cornelius Shields was born, aviator and media darling Charles Lindbergh, age 25, made the first successful solo TransAtlantic flight. "Lucky Lindy" took off from Long Island in New York and flew to Paris, covering  3,600 statute miles and flying for 33 1⁄2-hours. His plane "The Spirit of St. Louis" was a fabric-covered, single-seat, single-engine "Ryan NYP" high-wing monoplane designed by both Lindbergh and the manufacturer's chief engineer.
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In 1945, by the time he was 18 years old, on June 22nd, the Battle of Okinawa ended. A joint Army and Marine campaign, supported by the Navy, the Battle of Okinawa went on for 82 days. The last Japanese resistance on Okinawa was defeated. 4,907 Navy, 4,675 Army, and 2,938 Marine Corps personnel were killed in the battle on the US side. It is estimated that 110,071 on the Japanese side were killed - the estimate includes Okinawan citizens who were pressed into service and includes children. With the win of Okinawa, the United States gained an important base of operations in the Pacific.
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