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Karla Hess 1945 - 1981

Karla Hess was born on August 12, 1945, and died at age 35 years old in May 1981. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Karla Hess.
Karla Hess
August 12, 1945
May 1981
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  • 08/12
    1945

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    August 12, 1945
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  • 05/dd
    1981

    Death

    May 1981
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    Karla Hess lived 39 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 35.
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In 1945, in the year that Karla Hess was born, 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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In 1952, Karla was just 7 years old when on July 2, Dr. Jonas E. Salk tested the first dead-virus polio vaccine on 43 children. The worst epidemic of polio had broken out that year - in the U.S. there were 58,000 cases reported. Of these, 3,145 people had died and 21,269 were left with mild to disabling paralysis.
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