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Oscar L McCoy 1922 - 1993

Oscar L Mccoy of Asheville, Buncombe County, NC was born on May 12, 1922, and died at age 71 years old on August 26, 1993.
Oscar L Mccoy
Asheville, Buncombe County, NC 28801
May 12, 1922
August 26, 1993
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Oscar L Mccoy's History: 1922 - 1993

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  • 05/12
    1922

    Birthday

    May 12, 1922
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Buncombe County, North Carolina United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34467869 Enlisted: March 8, 1946 in Ft Bragg North Carolina Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • 08/26
    1993

    Death

    August 26, 1993
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
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In 1922, in the year that Oscar L McCoy was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1945, when he was 23 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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