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Edson J Childs 1916 - 1998

Edson J Childs of Marion, Marion County, KS was born on March 3, 1916, and died at age 82 years old on April 16, 1998.
Edson J Childs
Marion, Marion County, KS 66861
March 3, 1916
April 16, 1998
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  • 03/3
    1916

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    March 3, 1916
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  • 04/16
    1998

    Death

    April 16, 1998
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    Edson J Childs lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1916, in the year that Edson J Childs was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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In 1945, this person was 29 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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