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Joseph R Rakus 1928 - 2009

Joseph R Rakus of West Suffield, Hartford County, CT was born on April 30, 1928, and died at age 80 years old on January 27, 2009. Joseph Rakus was buried at Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery Section 3C Row P Site 609 1390 Main St., in Agawam, Ma.
Joseph R Rakus
West Suffield, Hartford County, CT 06093
April 30, 1928
January 27, 2009
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  • 04/30
    1928

    Birthday

    April 30, 1928
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps, Us Marine Corps Rank attained: 1STSGT, 1STSGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea, Vietnam
  • 01/27
    2009

    Death

    January 27, 2009
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    Unknown
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    Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery Section 3C Row P Site 609 1390 Main St., in Agawam, Ma 01001
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In 1928, in the year that Joseph R Rakus 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, at the age of 16 years old, Joseph was alive when 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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