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Vailen Kornegay 1945 - 1972

Vailen Kornegay was born on September 23, 1945, and died at age 27 years old in October 1972. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Vailen Kornegay.
Vailen Kornegay
September 23, 1945
October 1972
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    1945

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    1972

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    October 1972
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    Vailen Kornegay lived 43 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 27.
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In 1945, in the year that Vailen Kornegay was born, on June 22nd, the Battle of Okinawa ended. A joint Army and Marine campaign, supported by the Navy, the Battle of Okinawa went on for 82 days. The last Japanese resistance on Okinawa was defeated. 4,907 Navy, 4,675 Army, and 2,938 Marine Corps personnel were killed in the battle on the US side. It is estimated that 110,071 on the Japanese side were killed - the estimate includes Okinawan citizens who were pressed into service and includes children. With the win of Okinawa, the United States gained an important base of operations in the Pacific.
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In 1952, Vailen was just 7 years old when on July 2, Dr. Jonas E. Salk tested the first dead-virus polio vaccine on 43 children. The worst epidemic of polio had broken out that year - in the U.S. there were 58,000 cases reported. Of these, 3,145 people had died and 21,269 were left with mild to disabling paralysis.
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