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Glennie O Coles 1917 - 2006

Glennie O Coles of Vancouver, Clark County, WA was born on May 30, 1917, and died at age 89 years old on September 29, 2006. Glennie Coles was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section COL-3 Row 163 Site E 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or.
Glennie O Coles
Vancouver, Clark County, WA 98686
May 30, 1917
September 29, 2006
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Glennie O Coles' History: 1917 - 2006

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  • 05/30
    1917

    Birthday

    May 30, 1917
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 09/29
    2006

    Death

    September 29, 2006
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Willamette National Cemetery Section COL-3 Row 163 Site E 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1917, in the year that Glennie O Coles was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1944, Glennie was 27 years old when on December 16th, The Battle of the Bulge began in the Ardennes forest on the Western Front. Lasting for a little over a month, the battle began with a surprise attack by Germany on the Allied forces The U.S. suffered their highest casualties of any operation in World War II - 89,000 were casualties, around 8,600 killed - but Germany also severely depleted their resources and they couldn't be replaced.
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