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Richard Walter Lovejoy 1931 - 1997

Richard Walter Lovejoy of Downey, Los Angeles County, CA was born on April 18, 1931, and died at age 66 years old on May 21, 1997. Richard Lovejoy was buried at Riverside National Cemetery Section 46A Site 1178 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside.
Richard Walter Lovejoy
Downey, Los Angeles County, CA 90241
April 18, 1931
May 21, 1997
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  • 04/18
    1931

    Birthday

    April 18, 1931
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: EM3 Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 05/21
    1997

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    May 21, 1997
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    Riverside National Cemetery Section 46A Site 1178 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside, Ca 92518
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In 1931, in the year that Richard Walter Lovejoy was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1945, at the age of just 14 years old, Richard was alive when on February 19th, US Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Iwo Jima began. Lasting 5 weeks, it was some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting in the Pacific theater during World War II. The occupying Japanese forces were heavily armed and there were 21,000 Japanese soldiers on the island at the beginning of the battle. Only 216 Japanese soldiers were captured afterwards - the rest had been killed in action or committed suicide. 6,800 American soldiers died but the Americans took control of the island.
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