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Mitchell Leja 1920 - 1994

Mitchell Leja of Capron, Boone County, IL was born on May 5, 1920, and died at age 73 years old on February 20, 1994.
Mitchell Leja
Capron, Boone County, IL 61012
May 5, 1920
February 20, 1994
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Mitchell Leja's History: 1920 - 1994

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  • 05/5
    1920

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    May 5, 1920
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  • 02/20
    1994

    Death

    February 20, 1994
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    Mitchell Leja lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1920, in the year that Mitchell Leja was born, in September, a bomb exploded in the J.P. Morgan bank building in New York City, killing 30 people immediately - 8 later died due to their injuries - and injuring another 200. Killing more people than the 1910 bombing of the LA Times (the deadliest terrorist act up until then), no one took responsibility and the perpetrators were never found. Italian anarchists were suspected of the bombing.
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In 1945, when he was 25 years old, 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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