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O Shell Knight 1914 - 1981

O Shell Knight of Peterstown, Monroe County, West Virginia was born on June 24, 1914, and died at age 67 years old in August 1981.
O Shell Knight
Peterstown, Monroe County, West Virginia 24963
June 24, 1914
August 1981
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  • 06/24
    1914

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    June 24, 1914
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  • 08/dd
    1981

    Death

    August 1981
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    O Shell Knight lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 67.
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In 1914, in the year that O Shell Knight was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1945, when this person was 31 years old, 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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