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Merle Smith 1923 - 1985

Merle Smith of Quincy, Adams County, Illinois was born on August 21, 1923, and died at age 61 years old in January 1985.
Merle Smith
Quincy, Adams County, Illinois 62301
August 21, 1923
January 1985
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Merle Smith's History: 1923 - 1985

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  • 08/21
    1923

    Birthday

    August 21, 1923
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  • 01/dd
    1985

    Death

    January 1985
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    Merle Smith lived 11 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 61.
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In 1923, in the year that Merle Smith was born, the Teapot Dome scandal became the subject of an investigation by Senator Walsh and severely damaged the reputation of the Harding administration. Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall was convicted of accepting bribes from oil companies and became the first Cabinet member to go to prison. At the time, the Teapot Dome scandal was seen as "greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of American politics".
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In 1945, by the time he was 22 years old, on February 19th, US Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Iwo Jima began. Lasting 5 weeks, it was some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting in the Pacific theater during World War II. The occupying Japanese forces were heavily armed and there were 21,000 Japanese soldiers on the island at the beginning of the battle. Only 216 Japanese soldiers were captured afterwards - the rest had been killed in action or committed suicide. 6,800 American soldiers died but the Americans took control of the island.
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