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Godfrey Eylor Downing 1916 - 1981

Godfrey Eylor Downing of Coos Bay, Coos County, OR was born on September 12, 1916, and died at age 64 years old on February 6, 1981. Godfrey Downing was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section R Site 1835 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland.
Godfrey Eylor Downing
Coos Bay, Coos County, OR 97420
September 12, 1916
February 6, 1981
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  • 09/12
    1916

    Birthday

    September 12, 1916
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 02/6
    1981

    Death

    February 6, 1981
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Willamette National Cemetery Section R Site 1835 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1916, in the year that Godfrey Eylor Downing was born, the Battle of Verdun was fought from February through December. It was the largest and longest battle of World War I, lasting 303 days. The original estimates were 714,231 casualties - 377,231 French and 337,000 German, an average of 70,000 casualties a month. Current estimates are even larger. The Battle of the Somme was also fought from July through September of the same year. Original estimates were 485,000 British and French casualties and 630,000 German casualties.
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In 1943, Godfrey was 27 years old when on September 3rd, the Armistice of Cassibile was signed in Sicily. Under the terms of the Armistice, Italy surrendered to the Allied Powers. After the Armistice was made public on September 8th, Germany attacked and occupied Italy. It took 20 months of fighting for the Allies to reach the northern borders of Italy.
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