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Dewitt Smith 1912 - 1980

Dewitt Smith of Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia was born on January 2, 1912, and died at age 68 years old in December 1980.
Dewitt Smith
Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia 30577
January 2, 1912
December 1980
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    1912

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    January 2, 1912
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    1980

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    December 1980
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    Dewitt Smith lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 68.
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In 1912, in the year that Dewitt Smith was born, in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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In 1944, at the age of 32 years old, Dewitt 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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