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Willie B Shells 1925 - 1996

Willie B Shells of Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR was born on May 14, 1925, and died at age 71 years old on August 10, 1996. Willie Shells was buried at Little Rock National Cemetery Section 15A Site 1437 2523 Confederate Boulevard, in Little Rock.
Willie B Shells
Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR 72206
May 14, 1925
August 10, 1996
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  • 05/14
    1925

    Birthday

    May 14, 1925
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SSGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 08/10
    1996

    Death

    August 10, 1996
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
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    Little Rock National Cemetery Section 15A Site 1437 2523 Confederate Boulevard, in Little Rock, Ar 72206
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In 1925, in the year that Willie B Shells was born, in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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In 1944, he was 19 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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