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Celia Mae Roddy 1928 - 2005

Celia Mae Roddy of Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL was born on June 23, 1928, and died at age 77 years old on August 24, 2005. Celia Roddy was buried at Rock Island National Cemetery Section V Site 242 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island.
Celia Mae Roddy
Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL 61201
June 23, 1928
August 24, 2005
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  • 06/23
    1928

    Birthday

    June 23, 1928
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 08/24
    2005

    Death

    August 24, 2005
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Rock Island National Cemetery Section V Site 242 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island, Il 61299
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In 1928, in the year that Celia Mae Roddy was born, aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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In 1944, Celia was 16 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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