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Dwight H Leighty 1921 - 1997

Dwight H Leighty of Citrus Heights, Sacramento County, CA was born on January 10, 1921, and died at age 76 years old on December 30, 1997.

Dwight H Leighty
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Citrus Heights, Sacramento County, CA 95610
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January 10, 1921
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  • 01/10
    1921

    Birthday

    January 10, 1921
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    San Bernardino County, California United States

  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 39590222 Enlisted: June 17, 1944 in Ft Macarthur San Pedro California Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law

  • Professional Career

    Skilled Welders And Flame Cutters
  • 12/30
    1997

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    December 30, 1997
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In 1921, in the year that Dwight H Leighty was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1942, at the age of 21 years old, Dwight was alive when on June 17th, Roosevelt approved the Manhattan Project, which lead to the development of the first atomic bomb. With the support of Canada and the United Kingdom, the Project came to employ more than 130,000 people and cost nearly $2 billion. Julius Robert Oppenheimer, a nuclear physicist born in New York, led the Los Alamos Laboratory that developed the actual bomb. The first artificial nuclear explosion took place near Alamogordo New Mexico on July 16, 1945.
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Leighty, Marie (Aug 5, 1901 - Jan 22, 1993) Leighty, Craig (Apr 21, 1953 - Apr 14, 2006) Leighty, Paul (Jan 6, 1909 - Jan 11, 1997) Leighty, Gene (Oct 24, 1918 - Sep 20, 2009) Leighty, Dorothy (Feb 12, 1919 - Oct 8, 2008) Leighty, Julia (Nov 18, 1922 - Mar 3, 1996) Leighty, John (Nov 1, 1897 - Dec 7, 1993) Leighty, Donna (May 14, 1935 - May 27, 2006) Leighty, Harry (Apr 15, 1883 - Sep 1943) Leighty, Lawrence (Dec 6, 1906 - Jul 1983)
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