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Leland S Jr Balfour 1921 - 1998

Leland S Balfour of Maple Shade, Burlington County, NJ was born on August 2, 1921, and died at age 76 years old on May 13, 1998.
Leland S Balfour
Maple Shade, Burlington County, NJ 08052
August 2, 1921
May 13, 1998
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Leland S Balfour's History: 1921 - 1998

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  • 08/2
    1921

    Birthday

    August 2, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Essex County, New Jersey United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 16043158 Enlisted: July 8, 1946 in Jersey City New Jersey Military branch: Finance Department Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • Professional Career

    Tinsmiths, Coppersmiths, And Sheet Metal Workers
  • 05/13
    1998

    Death

    May 13, 1998
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1921, in the year that Leland S Jr Balfour was born, in May, the Emergency Quota Act - or Emergency Immigration Act - was passed. The law restricted the number of immigrants to 357,000 per year. It also established an immigration quota in which only 3 per cent of the total population of any ethnic group already in the USA in 1910, could be admitted to America after 1921. Although the Act was supposed to be temporary, it stayed in effect until 1965.
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In 1945, Leland was 24 years old when 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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