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Otis C Thorpe Jr 1945 - 2003

Otis C Thorpe Jr was born on January 7, 1945, and died at age 58 years old on January 11, 2003. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Otis C Thorpe Jr.
Otis C Thorpe Jr
January 7, 1945
January 11, 2003
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  • 01/7
    1945

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    January 7, 1945
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  • 01/11
    2003

    Death

    January 11, 2003
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    Otis C Thorpe Jr lived 14 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 58.
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In 1945, in the year that Otis C Thorpe Jr was born, 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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In 1957, he was merely 12 years old when on September 24th, the "Little Rock Nine" (nine African-American students) entered Little Rock High School. Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus had previously prevented the students from entering the school at the beginning of the term with the Arkansas National Guard - they blocked the door. President Eisenhower ordered federal troops - the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army - to guard the students and allow them entry.
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