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William R Simmons 1921 - 2009

William R Simmons of Covington, Covington City County, VA was born on May 13, 1921, and died at age 88 years old on July 1, 2009.
William R Simmons
Covington, Covington City County, VA 24426
May 13, 1921
July 1, 2009
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  • 05/13
    1921

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    May 13, 1921
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  • 07/1
    2009

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    July 1, 2009
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    William R Simmons lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1921, in the year that William R Simmons was born, hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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In 1944, by the time he was 23 years old, 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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