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Dora Holmes 1904 - 1993

Dora Holmes of Capron, Boone County, IL was born on August 19, 1904, and died at age 89 years old in November 1993.
Dora Holmes
Capron, Boone County, IL 61012
August 19, 1904
November 1993
Female
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Dora Holmes' History: 1904 - 1993

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    1904

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    August 19, 1904
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  • 11/dd
    1993

    Death

    November 1993
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    Dora Holmes lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1904, in the year that Dora Holmes was born, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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In 1921, she was 17 years old when 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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