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Dewey Childress 1921 - 1972

Dewey Childress was born on January 11, 1921, and died at age 51 years old in February 1972. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dewey Childress.

Dewey Childress

January 11, 1921

February 1972

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1921

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January 11, 1921

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1972

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February 1972

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Dewey Childress lived 19 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 51.

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In 1921, in the year that Dewey Childress was born, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.

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In 1944, at the age of 23 years old, Dewey was alive when on June 6th, the largest amphibious invasion in history was launched - the Normandy landing (called D-Day). Soldiers from the United States, Britain, Canada, and the Free French landed on Normandy Beach and were later joined by Poland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, and the Netherlands. Almost 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers were involved. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on D-Day - Allied casualties on the first day were at least 10,000. 4,414 were confirmed dead.

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