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Retha M Melvin 1921 - 1994

Retha M Melvin was born on August 11, 1921, and died at age 73 years old on September 13, 1994. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Retha M Melvin.

Retha M Melvin

August 11, 1921

September 13, 1994

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1921

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August 11, 1921

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1994

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September 13, 1994

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Retha M Melvin lived 2 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 73.

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In 1921, in the year that Retha M Melvin was born, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.

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In 1944, Retha was 23 years old when on December 16th, The Battle of the Bulge began in the Ardennes forest on the Western Front. Lasting for a little over a month, the battle began with a surprise attack by Germany on the Allied forces The U.S. suffered their highest casualties of any operation in World War II - 89,000 were casualties, around 8,600 killed - but Germany also severely depleted their resources and they couldn't be replaced.

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