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Nels Sahlin 1924 - 1997

Nels Sahlin of Hawkins, Rusk County, WI was born on November 6, 1924, and died at age 72 years old on March 13, 1997.
Nels Sahlin
Hawkins, Rusk County, WI 54530
November 6, 1924
March 13, 1997
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Nels Sahlin's History: 1924 - 1997

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  • 11/6
    1924

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    November 6, 1924
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  • 03/13
    1997

    Death

    March 13, 1997
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    Nels Sahlin lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1924, in the year that Nels Sahlin was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1945, when he was 21 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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