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William J Ward 1906 - 1997

William J Ward of Grants Pass, Josephine County, OR was born on June 22, 1906, and died at age 90 years old on February 7, 1997.
William J Ward
Grants Pass, Josephine County, OR 97526
June 22, 1906
February 7, 1997
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  • 06/22
    1906

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    June 22, 1906
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  • 02/7
    1997

    Death

    February 7, 1997
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    William J Ward lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1906, in the year that William J Ward was born, author Upton Sinclair exposed the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle. While his intent was to show the lives of exploited lives of immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities, most people were horrified by how the meat that ended up on their tables was handled. There was such an outcry that legislation was passed to regulate meat packing. Sinclair said " "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."
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In 1944, William was 38 years old 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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