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Jessie L Owens 1915 - 2001

Jessie L Owens of Selah, Yakima County, WA was born on August 28, 1915, and died at age 85 years old on July 6, 2001.
Jessie L Owens
Selah, Yakima County, WA 98942
August 28, 1915
July 6, 2001
Female
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  • 08/28
    1915

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    August 28, 1915
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  • 07/6
    2001

    Death

    July 6, 2001
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    Cause of death
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    Jessie L Owens lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1915, in the year that Jessie L Owens was born, the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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In 1942, by the time she was 27 years old, from January 7th through April 9th, the Battle of Bataan was fought in the Philippines. At the end of the battle, the U.S. and Filipino forces surrendered and a three-year occupation of the Philippines by Japan began. Between 60,000 and 80,000 American and Filipino soldiers surrendered and were marched around 60 to 69 miles - most were beaten, abused, or killed. Named the Bataan Death March, it was later declared to be a war crime.
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