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Joe Barry Thurston 1936 - 2011

Joe Barry Thurston was born on May 29, 1936, and died at age 75 years old on December 9, 2011. Joe Thurston was buried at Ft. Sill National Cemetery Section 33 Site 311 Rt 1, Box 5224, in Elgin, Ok. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Joe Barry Thurston.
Joe Barry Thurston
May 29, 1936
December 9, 2011
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  • 05/29
    1936

    Birthday

    May 29, 1936
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: COL Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
  • 12/9
    2011

    Death

    December 9, 2011
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Ft. Sill National Cemetery Section 33 Site 311 Rt 1, Box 5224, in Elgin, Ok 73538
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In 1936, in the year that Joe Barry Thurston was born, on November 3rd, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was reelected to a second term. He ran against Republican Governor Alf Landon (Kansas), defeating Landon in the popular vote by 60.8% to 36.5%. Vermont and Maine were the only two states in which Landon won. John Nance Garner IV became the Vice-President in this election.
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In 1945, he was only 9 years old 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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