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Nellie Merrell 1928 - 2009

Nellie Merrell of Murray, Calloway County, KY was born on July 29, 1928, and died at age 81 years old on August 25, 2009.
Nellie Merrell
Murray, Calloway County, KY 42071
July 29, 1928
August 25, 2009
Female
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  • 07/29
    1928

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    July 29, 1928
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  • 08/25
    2009

    Death

    August 25, 2009
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    Nellie Merrell lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1928, in the year that Nellie Merrell 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 1945, at the age of 17 years old, Nellie was alive when 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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