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William Dean Wright 1931 - 2008

William Dean Wright of Deming, Luna County, New Mexico was born on October 18, 1931, and died at age 76 years old on May 3, 2008.
William Dean Wright
Deming, Luna County, New Mexico 88030
October 18, 1931
May 3, 2008
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  • 10/18
    1931

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    October 18, 1931
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  • 05/3
    2008

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    May 3, 2008
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    William Dean Wright lived 4 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 76.
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In 1931, in the year that William Dean Wright was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1945, William was only 14 years old when on February 19th, US Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Iwo Jima began. Lasting 5 weeks, it was some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting in the Pacific theater during World War II. The occupying Japanese forces were heavily armed and there were 21,000 Japanese soldiers on the island at the beginning of the battle. Only 216 Japanese soldiers were captured afterwards - the rest had been killed in action or committed suicide. 6,800 American soldiers died but the Americans took control of the island.
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