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Wilson A Fontes 1927 - 1978

Wilson A Fontes of Canton, Stark County, Ohio was born on October 5, 1927, and died at age 51 years old in December 1978.
Wilson A Fontes
Canton, Stark County, Ohio 44705
October 5, 1927
December 1978
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Wilson A Fontes' History: 1927 - 1978

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  • 10/5
    1927

    Birthday

    October 5, 1927
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Mahoning County, Ohio United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 15215894 Enlisted: February 20, 1946 in Cleveland Ohio Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Panama Canal Department
  • 12/dd
    1978

    Death

    December 1978
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
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In 1927, in the year that Wilson A Fontes was born, aviator and media darling Charles Lindbergh, age 25, made the first successful solo TransAtlantic flight. "Lucky Lindy" took off from Long Island in New York and flew to Paris, covering  3,600 statute miles and flying for 33 1⁄2-hours. His plane "The Spirit of St. Louis" was a fabric-covered, single-seat, single-engine "Ryan NYP" high-wing monoplane designed by both Lindbergh and the manufacturer's chief engineer.
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In 1945, he was 18 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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