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Theodore Thorpe 1921 - 2010

Theodore Thorpe of Wilmington, New Hanover County, NC was born on July 25, 1921, and died at age 88 years old on March 23, 2010.
Theodore Thorpe
Wilmington, New Hanover County, NC 28401
July 25, 1921
March 23, 2010
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  • 07/25
    1921

    Birthday

    July 25, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    New Hanover County, North Carolina United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34468831 Enlisted: December 23, 1942 in Ft Bragg North Carolina Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Bookblacks
  • 03/23
    2010

    Death

    March 23, 2010
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1921, in the year that Theodore Thorpe was born, in May, the Emergency Quota Act - or Emergency Immigration Act - was passed. The law restricted the number of immigrants to 357,000 per year. It also established an immigration quota in which only 3 per cent of the total population of any ethnic group already in the USA in 1910, could be admitted to America after 1921. Although the Act was supposed to be temporary, it stayed in effect until 1965.
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In 1944, at the age of 23 years old, Theodore 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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