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John Focht 1922 - 2002

John Focht of Alton, Madison County, IL was born on July 1, 1922, and died at age 79 years old on February 5, 2002.
John Focht
Alton, Madison County, IL 62002
July 1, 1922
February 5, 2002
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    1922

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    July 1, 1922
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  • 02/5
    2002

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    February 5, 2002
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    John Focht lived 4 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1922, in the year that John Focht was born, on James Joyce's 40th birthday, his book Ulysses was published in France. The book covers the experiences of an Irishman in Dublin on an ordinary day, 16 June 1904. Now considered a classic, it was controversial at the time. Due to some sexual content, the book was banned in the U.S. during the 1920's and the U.S. Post Office destroyed 500 copies of the novel.
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In 1945, by the time he was 23 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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