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Willie A Atkinson 1920 - 2011

Willie A Atkinson of Smithfield, Johnston County, NC was born on December 20, 1920, and died at age 90 years old on February 17, 2011.
Willie A Atkinson
Smithfield, Johnston County, NC 27577
December 20, 1920
February 17, 2011
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  • 12/20
    1920

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    December 20, 1920
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  • 02/17
    2011

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    February 17, 2011
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In 1920, in the year that Willie A Atkinson was born, on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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In 1945, Willie was 25 years old when on June 22nd, the Battle of Okinawa ended. A joint Army and Marine campaign, supported by the Navy, the Battle of Okinawa went on for 82 days. The last Japanese resistance on Okinawa was defeated. 4,907 Navy, 4,675 Army, and 2,938 Marine Corps personnel were killed in the battle on the US side. It is estimated that 110,071 on the Japanese side were killed - the estimate includes Okinawan citizens who were pressed into service and includes children. With the win of Okinawa, the United States gained an important base of operations in the Pacific.
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