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Willem Riek Hoving 1921 - 2008

Willem Riek Hoving of Humble, Harris County, Texas was born on March 5, 1921, and died at age 87 years old on December 9, 2008.

Willem Riek Hoving
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In 1921, in the year that Willem Riek Hoving was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1945, at the age of 24 years old, Willem 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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Hoving, Alida (Aug 31, 1885 - Feb 1972) Hoving, Jan (Dec 17, 1893 - Jan 1981) Hoving, Gertrude (Sep 25, 1924 - May 1, 1998) Hoving, Howard (Jul 15, 1915 - Aug 23, 1996) Hoving, Ethel (Jan 29, 1904 - Dec 25, 1987) Hoving, Bertha (Mar 31, 1889 - Jan 1978) Hoving, Nella (Jun 25, 1914 - Jul 1987) Hoving, Henry (Dec 7, 1917 - Nov 9, 1989) Hoving, Richard (Aug 6, 1918 - Jul 1983) Hoving, Raymond (May 13, 1951 - Sep 24, 2009)
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