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Emma J Wathern 1903 - 1992

Emma J Wathern of Wood River, Madison County, IL was born on October 25, 1903, and died at age 88 years old on July 1, 1992.
Emma J Wathern
Wood River, Madison County, IL 62095
October 25, 1903
July 1, 1992
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  • 10/25
    1903

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    October 25, 1903
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  • 07/1
    1992

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    July 1, 1992
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    Emma J Wathern lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1903, in the year that Emma J Wathern was born, two brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, flew the first powered heavier-than-air plane. They flew 4 times in one day - the longest flight lasting 59 seconds and a little over 852 feet. While the brothers had notified several newspapers of their attempt, only one - a local paper - covered it. After their 4th flight, a gust of wind caught the plane, turned it over, and totaled it.
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In 1945, at the age of 42 years old, Emma was alive when on June 22nd, the Battle of Okinawa ended. A joint Army and Marine campaign, supported by the Navy, the Battle of Okinawa went on for 82 days. The last Japanese resistance on Okinawa was defeated. 4,907 Navy, 4,675 Army, and 2,938 Marine Corps personnel were killed in the battle on the US side. It is estimated that 110,071 on the Japanese side were killed - the estimate includes Okinawan citizens who were pressed into service and includes children. With the win of Okinawa, the United States gained an important base of operations in the Pacific.
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