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Gracen H Jr Baker 1920 - 2010

Gracen H Baker Jr of Lacey Spring, Rockingham County, VA was born on February 28, 1920, and died at age 90 years old on June 2, 2010.
Gracen H Baker Jr
Lacey Spring, Rockingham County, VA 22833
February 28, 1920
June 2, 2010
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  • 02/28
    1920

    Birthday

    February 28, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Berkeley County, West Virginia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33091611 Enlisted: December 8, 1941 in Cp Lee Virginia Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Mechanics And Repairmen, Motor Vehicles
  • 06/2
    2010

    Death

    June 2, 2010
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1920, in the year that Gracen H Jr Baker was born, speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.
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In 1945, when this person was 25 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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