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Retha Joyce Jones 1942 - 2006

Retha Joyce Jones of Texas was born on August 18, 1942, and died at age 63 years old on May 30, 2006.
Retha Joyce Jones
Texas
August 18, 1942
May 30, 2006
Female
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Retha Joyce Jones' History: 1942 - 2006

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  • 08/18
    1942

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    August 18, 1942
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  • 05/30
    2006

    Death

    May 30, 2006
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    Retha Joyce Jones lived 8 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 63.
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In 1942, in the year that Retha Joyce Jones was born, from January 7th through April 9th, the Battle of Bataan was fought in the Philippines. At the end of the battle, the U.S. and Filipino forces surrendered and a three-year occupation of the Philippines by Japan began. Between 60,000 and 80,000 American and Filipino soldiers surrendered and were marched around 60 to 69 miles - most were beaten, abused, or killed. Named the Bataan Death March, it was later declared to be a war crime.
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In 1964, Retha was 22 years old when in June, three young civil rights workers - Andrew Goodman and Mickey Schwerner from New York City, and James Chaney from Meridian, Mississippi - were kidnapped and murdered in Mississippi. Working with "Freedom Summer", they were registering African-Americans to vote in the Southern states. Their bodies were found two months later. Although it was discovered that the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office and the Philadelphia, Mississippi Police Department were involved, only 7 men were convicted and served less than six years.
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