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Lorraine Shanks 1921 - 1982

Lorraine Shanks of Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan was born on May 30, 1921, and died at age 61 years old in June 1982.
Lorraine Shanks
Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan 49202
May 30, 1921
June 1982
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  • 05/30
    1921

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    May 30, 1921
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  • 06/dd
    1982

    Death

    June 1982
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    Lorraine Shanks lived 11 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 61.
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In 1921, in the year that Lorraine Shanks was born, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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In 1945, Lorraine was 24 years old when 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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