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John Gilbert Torkelson 1928 - 2009

John Gilbert Torkelson of Seaford, Sussex County, DE was born on January 10, 1928, and died at age 81 years old on September 2, 2009.

John Gilbert Torkelson
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Seaford, Sussex County, DE 19973
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In 1928, in the year that John Gilbert Torkelson was born, aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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In 1944, when he was 16 years old, on June 6th, the largest amphibious invasion in history was launched - the Normandy landing (called D-Day). Soldiers from the United States, Britain, Canada, and the Free French landed on Normandy Beach and were later joined by Poland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, and the Netherlands. Almost 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers were involved. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on D-Day - Allied casualties on the first day were at least 10,000. 4,414 were confirmed dead.
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Torkelson, Marguerite (Apr 21, 1918 - Sep 1971) Torkelson, Anna (May 3, 1906 - Jan 26, 1988) Torkelson, Bernice (Jun 14, 1912 - Dec 1987) Torkelson, Rose (Dec 26, 1886 - Jan 1970) Torkelson, Frederick (Nov 11, 1902 - Jun 1987) Torkelson, Alfred (Oct 2, 1926 - Jul 1977) Torkelson, Larry (Nov 12, 1895 - Mar 1986) Torkelson, Alfred (Aug 30, 1892 - Feb 1, 1994) Torkelson, Torkel (Jun 7, 1901 - Oct 1963) Torkelson, Natalie (Jul 3, 1917 - May 6, 1998)
Torkelson, David (Sep 10, 1931 - Feb 1969) Torkelson, Susan (Dec 16, 1945 - May 13, 2010) Torkelson, Dolores (Jan 2, 1941 - Oct 28, 1994) Torkelson, John (Nov 29, 1916 - Sep 1983) Torkelson, Charles (Mar 7, 1902 - Aug 1982) Torkelson, Elmer (Jul 8, 1902 - May 1988) Torkelson, Gorden (Jun 20, 1897 - Dec 1977) Torkelson, Joshua (Sep 22, 1982 - Jan 3, 2010) Torkelson, Gladys (Sep 14, 1911 - May 8, 2001) Torkelson, Kenwyn (Jan 20, 1937 - Mar 19, 2010)
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