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Donald William Rada 1921 - 2009

Donald William Rada of Moline, Rock Island County, IL was born on August 24, 1921, and died at age 87 years old on January 3, 2009. Donald Rada was buried at Rock Island National Cemetery Section W Site 427 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island.
Donald William Rada
Moline, Rock Island County, IL 61265
August 24, 1921
January 3, 2009
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  • 08/24
    1921

    Birthday

    August 24, 1921
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: S1 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 01/3
    2009

    Death

    January 3, 2009
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    Unknown
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Rock Island National Cemetery Section W Site 427 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island, Il 61299
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In 1921, in the year that Donald William Rada was born, 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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In 1932, he was merely 11 years old when five years to the day after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Newfoundland to Ireland, the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo and the first to replicate Lindbergh's feat. She flew over 2,000 miles in just under 15 hours.
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