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Joseph Karitis 1927 - 1979

Joseph William Karitis of Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, PA was born on July 18, 1927 in Coaldale, Schuylkill County to John Kairaitis and Frances Kairaitis. He had siblings Ann (Karitis) Slaby and John Karitis. He was in a relationship with Ellen Marie (Kelly) Karitis, and had a child J. William Karitis. Joseph Karitis died at age 52 years old on September 11, 1979 at Gnaden Huetten Hospital in Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, and was buried at Saints Peter and Paul RC Lithuanian Cemetery in Owl Creek.

Joseph William Karitis
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Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, PA 18229
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July 18, 1927
Coaldale, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States
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September 11, 1979
Gnaden Huetten Hospital in Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States
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  • 07/18
    1927

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    July 18, 1927
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    Coaldale, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    His parents both immigrated from Lithuania. His father was a coal miner in Pennsylvania and died from lung disease subsequent to mining.

  • Early Life & Education

    He was a high school graduate.

  • Military Service

    He served in the US Navy during WWII and in the Army during the Korean War.
  • 09/11
    1979

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    September 11, 1979
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    Congestive Heart Failure
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    Gnaden Huetten Hospital in Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania United States
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    Saints Peter and Paul RC Lithuanian Cemetery in Owl Creek, PA
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In 1927, in the year that Joseph Karitis was born, aviator and media darling Charles Lindbergh, age 25, made the first successful solo TransAtlantic flight. "Lucky Lindy" took off from Long Island in New York and flew to Paris, covering  3,600 statute miles and flying for 33 1⁄2-hours. His plane "The Spirit of St. Louis" was a fabric-covered, single-seat, single-engine "Ryan NYP" high-wing monoplane designed by both Lindbergh and the manufacturer's chief engineer.
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In 1941, at the age of just 14 years old, Joseph was alive when on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.
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Other Karitis Family Biographies

Karitis, Mary (Jan 24, 1908 - Apr 10, 1990) Karitis, Anne (Feb 22, 1902 - Mar 1980) Karitis, Anna (Oct 18, 1904 - Apr 1985) Karitis, Thomas (Died Aug 1966) Karitis, William (Oct 3, 1899 - Jun 1967) Karitis, Margaret (Feb 14, 1922 - Sep 1980) Karitis, John (Jul 20, 1917 - Nov 1978) Karitis, John (Aug 29, 1885 - Aug 1965) Karitis, Rosalie (Feb 1, 1927 - Mar 18, 2004) Karitis, Mary (Jan 17, 1897 - May 1974)
Karitis, Andy (Nov 30, 1888 - Feb 1968) Karitis, Peter (Jan 10, 1907 - Jul 1, 1988) Karitis, Ethel (Jul 2, 1909 - Aug 1995) Karitis, Michael (Mar 31, 1912 - Mar 10, 2002) Karitis, Alfred (Apr 18, 1914 - Sep 30, 1991) Karitis, Helen (Dec 17, 1919 - Jan 16, 1998) Karitis, Wayne (Born c. 1946) Karitis, Irene (Born c. 1951) Karitis, John (Oct 2, 1953 - Aug 28, 2011) Karitis, Joseph (Born Oct 14, 1958)
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