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Felix Z Grites 1920 - 2005

Felix Z Grites of Danville, Vermilion County, IL was born on April 8, 1920, and died at age 84 years old on March 25, 2005.
Felix Z Grites
Danville, Vermilion County, IL 61832
April 8, 1920
March 25, 2005
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Felix Z Grites' History: 1920 - 2005

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  • 04/8
    1920

    Birthday

    April 8, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Vermilion County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 36303893 Enlisted: October 28, 1941 in Chicago Illinois Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • 03/25
    2005

    Death

    March 25, 2005
    Death date
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    Cause of death
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In 1920, in the year that Felix Z Grites was born, the National Football League, first called the American Professional Football Association, was created. College football was more popular than pro football and rising player salaries were bankrupting league owners. In response, owners created the NFL, using the pro baseball association as a model. Eleven teams were formed: the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, Dayton Triangles, Decatur Staleys, Hammond Pros, Massillon Tigers, Muncie Flyers, Racine Cardinals, Rochester Jeffersons and Rock Island Independents.
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In 1945, when he was 25 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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