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Gene B Edgette 1921 - 2007

Gene B Edgette of Pewaukee, Waukesha County, WI was born on July 8, 1921, and died at age 86 years old on July 14, 2007.
Gene B Edgette
Pewaukee, Waukesha County, WI 53072
July 8, 1921
July 14, 2007
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  • 07/8
    1921

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    July 8, 1921
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  • 07/14
    2007

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    July 14, 2007
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    Gene B Edgette lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1921, in the year that Gene B Edgette 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 1945, at the age of 24 years old, Gene 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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