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John P Gries 1934 - 1999

John P Gries of Sublimity, Marion County, OR was born on September 21, 1934, and died at age 64 years old on February 5, 1999.
John P Gries
Sublimity, Marion County, OR 97385
September 21, 1934
February 5, 1999
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  • 09/21
    1934

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    September 21, 1934
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  • 02/5
    1999

    Death

    February 5, 1999
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    John P Gries lived 11 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 64.
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In 1934, in the year that John P Gries was born, on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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In 1945, at the age of just 11 years old, John was alive 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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