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Gladys A Colton 1924 - 2001

Gladys A Colton of Portland, Multnomah County, OR was born on August 14, 1924, and died at age 77 years old on December 31, 2001.
Gladys A Colton
Portland, Multnomah County, OR 97213
August 14, 1924
December 31, 2001
Female
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  • 08/14
    1924

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    August 14, 1924
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  • 12/31
    2001

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    December 31, 2001
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    Gladys A Colton lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1924, in the year that Gladys A Colton was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1945, when she was 21 years old, 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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