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Vania Joy Scranton 1928 - 1997

Vania Joy Scranton of Gulfport, Harrison County, MS was born on January 5, 1928, and died at age 69 years old on June 21, 1997. Vania Scranton was buried at Biloxi National Cemetery Section C Site 27-L P.o. Box 4968 - Pass Road, in Biloxi.
Vania Joy Scranton
Gulfport, Harrison County, MS 39501
January 5, 1928
June 21, 1997
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Vania Joy Scranton's History: 1928 - 1997

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  • 01/5
    1928

    Birthday

    January 5, 1928
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea
  • 06/21
    1997

    Death

    June 21, 1997
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Biloxi National Cemetery Section C Site 27-L P.o. Box 4968 - Pass Road, in Biloxi, Ms 39535
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In 1928, in the year that Vania Joy Scranton was born, aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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In 1950, at the age of 22 years old, Vania was alive when in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954.
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