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Dorothy West 1928 - 1979

Dorothy West was born on September 11, 1928, and died at age 50 years old in May 1979. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dorothy West.
Dorothy West
September 11, 1928
May 1979
Female
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  • 09/11
    1928

    Birthday

    September 11, 1928
    Birthdate
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  • 05/dd
    1979

    Death

    May 1979
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Dorothy West lived 22 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 50.
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In 1928, in the year that Dorothy West was born, Mickie Mouse was born! He first appeared in Disney's Steamboat Willie, along with Minnie. Although they were in two previous shorts, this was the first to be distributed. Steamboat Willie took advantage of the new technology and was a "talkie" - music was coordinated with the animation. It became the most popular cartoon of its day.
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In 1945, by the time she was 17 years old, on February 19th, US Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Iwo Jima began. Lasting 5 weeks, it was some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting in the Pacific theater during World War II. The occupying Japanese forces were heavily armed and there were 21,000 Japanese soldiers on the island at the beginning of the battle. Only 216 Japanese soldiers were captured afterwards - the rest had been killed in action or committed suicide. 6,800 American soldiers died but the Americans took control of the island.
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