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Octavia Portela 1921 - 2012

Octavia Portela was born on January 10, 1921, and died at age 91 years old on July 15, 2012. Octavia Portela was buried at Puerto Rico National Cemetery Section I Site 151H #50 Avenida Cementerio Nacional, in Bayamon, Pr. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Octavia Portela.
Octavia Portela
January 10, 1921
July 15, 2012
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  • 01/10
    1921

    Birthday

    January 10, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 07/15
    2012

    Death

    July 15, 2012
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Puerto Rico National Cemetery Section I Site 151H #50 Avenida Cementerio Nacional, in Bayamon, Pr 00961
    Burial location
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In 1921, in the year that Octavia Portela was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1956, she was 35 years old when on May 20th, the U.S. tested the first hydrogen bomb dropped from a plane over Bikini Atoll. Previously, hydrogen bombs had only been tested on the ground. The Atomic Age moved forward.
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