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Roy Fremont Nelson 1922 - 2011

Roy F Nelson of Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA was born on June 2, 1922, and died at age 89 years old on July 22, 2011. Roy Nelson was buried at Northern California Veterans Cemetery At Redding Section 3 Site 223 11800 Gas Point Road, in Igo.
Roy F Nelson
Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA 96080
June 2, 1922
July 22, 2011
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  • 06/2
    1922

    Birthday

    June 2, 1922
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 07/22
    2011

    Death

    July 22, 2011
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    Unknown
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    Northern California Veterans Cemetery At Redding Section 3 Site 223 11800 Gas Point Road, in Igo, Ca 96047
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In 1922, in the year that Roy Fremont Nelson 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 1944, at the age of 22 years old, Roy was alive when on June 6th, the largest amphibious invasion in history was launched - the Normandy landing (called D-Day). Soldiers from the United States, Britain, Canada, and the Free French landed on Normandy Beach and were later joined by Poland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, and the Netherlands. Almost 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers were involved. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on D-Day - Allied casualties on the first day were at least 10,000. 4,414 were confirmed dead.
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