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Selwyn Blackett 1923 - 1985

Selwyn Blackett of Bronx, Bronx County, NY was born on September 8, 1923, and died at age 61 years old in February 1985.
Selwyn Blackett
Bronx, Bronx County, NY 10451
September 8, 1923
February 1985
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Selwyn Blackett's History: 1923 - 1985

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  • 09/8
    1923

    Birthday

    September 8, 1923
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    New York County, New York United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 12061491 Enlisted: March 26, 1942 in New York City New York Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Private Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Routemen
  • 02/dd
    1985

    Death

    February 1985
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1923, in the year that Selwyn Blackett was born, the A.C. Nielsen Company was founded in Chicago. It provided an audience measurement system that could provide radio station owners with information on their listeners and the popularity of their shows. Later, the Nielsen company became the basis for the fate of television programs.
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In 1945, at the age of 22 years old, Selwyn was alive 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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