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Dewain Edward Blakely 1945 - 2013

Dewain Edward Blakely was born on August 24, 1945, and died at age 67 years old on April 1, 2013. Dewain Blakely was buried at West Virginia National Cemetery Section C1 Site 45 42 Veterans Memorial Lane, in Grafton, Wv. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dewain Edward Blakely.
Dewain Edward Blakely
August 24, 1945
April 1, 2013
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  • 08/24
    1945

    Birthday

    August 24, 1945
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    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
  • 04/1
    2013

    Death

    April 1, 2013
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    West Virginia National Cemetery Section C1 Site 45 42 Veterans Memorial Lane, in Grafton, Wv 26354
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In 1945, in the year that Dewain Edward Blakely was born, on February 19th, US Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Iwo Jima began. Lasting 5 weeks, it was some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting in the Pacific theater during World War II. The occupying Japanese forces were heavily armed and there were 21,000 Japanese soldiers on the island at the beginning of the battle. Only 216 Japanese soldiers were captured afterwards - the rest had been killed in action or committed suicide. 6,800 American soldiers died but the Americans took control of the island.
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In 1955, Dewain was only 10 years old when on September 30th, movie star James Dean, 24, died in a car accident. He was headed in his new Porsche 550 to a race in Salinas California when, traveling at 85 mph, he collided with a 1950 Ford Tudor, also speeding, driven by a 23 year old college student. Dean died, his passenger and the other driver survived.
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