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Gustave M Penka 1913 - 1976

Gustave M Penka was born on June 3, 1913, and died at age 63 years old on September 11, 1976. Gustave Penka was buried at Long Island National Cemetery Section 2J Site 3958 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale, Ny. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gustave M Penka.
Gustave M Penka
June 3, 1913
September 11, 1976
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  • 06/3
    1913

    Birthday

    June 3, 1913
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: CPL Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 09/11
    1976

    Death

    September 11, 1976
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Long Island National Cemetery Section 2J Site 3958 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale, Ny 11735
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In 1913, in the year that Gustave M Penka was born, Henry Ford installed the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. It had previously taken 12 hours to assemble a whole vehicle - now it took only two hours and 30 minutes! Inspired by the production lines at flour mills, breweries, canneries and industrial bakeries, along with the disassembly of animal carcasses in Chicago’s meat-packing plants, Ford created moving belts for parts and the assembly line was born.
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In 1945, at the age of 32 years old, Gustave was alive when 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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