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John D Gropp 1935 - 2010

John D Gropp of Freeland, Island County, WA was born on November 11, 1935, and died at age 74 years old on September 17, 2010.
John D Gropp
Freeland, Island County, WA 98249
November 11, 1935
September 17, 2010
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    November 11, 1935
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    2010

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    John D Gropp lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1935, in the year that John D Gropp was born, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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In 1945, by the time he was just 10 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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