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Della Preston 1890 - 1973

Della Preston of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona was born on March 29, 1890, and died at age 83 years old in June 1973.
Della Preston
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 85029
March 29, 1890
June 1973
Female
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Della Preston's History: 1890 - 1973

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    1890

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    March 29, 1890
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  • 06/dd
    1973

    Death

    June 1973
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    Della Preston lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1890, in the year that Della Preston was born, on December 29th, the Wounded Knee Massacre occurred in South Dakota on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation . The U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment said that they rode into the Lakota camp "trying to disarm" the inhabitants. One person, Black Coyote - who was deaf - held onto his rifle, saying that he paid a lot of money for it. Shots rang out and by the end at least 153 Lakota Sioux - some estimates say 300 - and 25 troops had died. The site of the massacre is a National Historic Landmark.
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In 1921, when she was 31 years old, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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