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Wilburn Thomas Birdwell 1928 - 2004

Wilburn Thomas Birdwell of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO was born on November 12, 1928, and died at age 75 years old on February 18, 2004. Wilburn Birdwell was buried at Ft. Logan National Cemetery Section 22 Site 617 4400 West Kenyon Avenue, in Denver.
Wilburn Thomas Birdwell
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO 80906
November 12, 1928
February 18, 2004
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  • 11/12
    1928

    Birthday

    November 12, 1928
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SP6 Wars/Conflicts: Korea, Vietnam
  • 02/18
    2004

    Death

    February 18, 2004
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Ft. Logan National Cemetery Section 22 Site 617 4400 West Kenyon Avenue, in Denver, Co 80236
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In 1928, in the year that Wilburn Thomas Birdwell was born, aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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In 1944, at the age of 16 years old, Wilburn 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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