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Orpha Shell 1938 - 2006

Orpha Shell of Redfox, Knott County, KY was born on July 8, 1938, and died at age 68 years old on December 21, 2006.
Orpha Shell
Redfox, Knott County, KY 41847
July 8, 1938
December 21, 2006
Female
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  • 07/8
    1938

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    July 8, 1938
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  • 12/21
    2006

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    December 21, 2006
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    Orpha Shell lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 68.
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In 1938, in the year that Orpha Shell was born, on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.
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In 1945, by the time she was merely 7 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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