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Franklin W Berns 1920 - 2008

Franklin William Berns of Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, OR was born on December 31, 1920, and died at age 87 years old on April 12, 2008. Franklin Berns was buried at Roseburg National Cemetery Section G Site 101 Va Medical Center, in Roseburg.
Franklin William Berns
Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, OR 97457
December 31, 1920
April 12, 2008
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Franklin William Berns' History: 1920 - 2008

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  • 12/31
    1920

    Birthday

    December 31, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Linn County, Oregon United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 39483834 Enlisted: February 3, 1945 in Ft Lewis Washington 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

    Semiskilled Lumbermen, Raftsmen, And Woodchoppers
  • 04/12
    2008

    Death

    April 12, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Roseburg National Cemetery Section G Site 101 Va Medical Center, in Roseburg, Or 97470
    Burial location
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In 1920, in the year that Franklin W Berns was born, on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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In 1945, by the time he was 25 years old, 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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