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Gertie C Keys 1924 - 2006

Gertie C Keys of Savannah, Chatham County, GA was born on May 20, 1924, and died at age 81 years old on April 6, 2006.
Gertie C Keys
Savannah, Chatham County, GA 31406
May 20, 1924
April 6, 2006
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  • 05/20
    1924

    Birthday

    May 20, 1924
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  • 04/6
    2006

    Death

    April 6, 2006
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    Gertie C Keys lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1924, in the year that Gertie C Keys was born, Macy's department store in New York held its first "Thanksgiving parade" on November 27th at 9a - during church services but leaving plenty of time to attend the big football game between Syracuse and Columbia universities. The parade was held as a way to promote the opening of the “World’s Largest Store” and its 1 million square feet of retail space in Manhattan’s Herald Square. The parade was 6 miles long and included floats, Macy's employees dressed as clowns, cowboys, and sword-wielding knights, and animals from Central Park Zoo. Santa Claus, of course, brought up the rear - opening the Christmas shopping season for Macy's.
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In 1945, she was 21 years old 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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