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Odessa Giles 1935 - 1997

Odessa Giles of Greenwood, Leflore County, MS was born on May 21, 1935, and died at age 62 years old on June 15, 1997.
Odessa Giles
Greenwood, Leflore County, MS 38930
May 21, 1935
June 15, 1997
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  • 05/21
    1935

    Birthday

    May 21, 1935
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  • 06/15
    1997

    Death

    June 15, 1997
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    Odessa Giles lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 62.
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In 1935, in the year that Odessa Giles was born, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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In 1945, Odessa was just 10 years old when on January 9th, the (over 8 month long) Battle of Luzon began in the Philippines with the United States and Filipino forces attacking Japanese forces - with the intent to take back control of the Philippines. By March, the Allies had taken control of all of the strategically and economically important locations in the Philippines but pockets of resistance held out until the surrender of Japan in August.
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