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Wilbur Nelson Sims 1922 - 2010

Wilbur Nelson Sims of Orlando, Orange County, Florida was born on August 5, 1922, and died at age 87 years old on January 22, 2010.
Wilbur Nelson Sims
Orlando, Orange County, Florida 32819
August 5, 1922
January 22, 2010
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  • 08/5
    1922

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    August 5, 1922
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  • 01/22
    2010

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    January 22, 2010
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    Wilbur Nelson Sims lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1922, in the year that Wilbur Nelson Sims 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 1941, he was 19 years old when on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.
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