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Delbert Elwood Colwell 1921 - 2008

Delbert Elwood Colwell of Boise, Ada County, ID was born on November 11, 1921, and died at age 87 years old on November 18, 2008. Delbert Colwell was buried at Idaho State Veterans Cemetery Section D Row D Site 126 10100 N. Horseshoe Bend Rd., in Boise.

Delbert Elwood Colwell

Boise, Ada County, ID 83703

November 11, 1921

November 18, 2008

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1921

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November 11, 1921

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Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: CPT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
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November 18, 2008

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Delbert Elwood Colwell lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.

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In 1921, in the year that Delbert Elwood Colwell was born, hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..

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In 1945, at the age of 24 years old, Delbert was alive when 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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