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Willene Thorogood 1931 - 1986

Willene Thorogood of Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California was born on May 5, 1931, and died at age 54 years old in February 1986.
Willene Thorogood
Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California 94595
May 5, 1931
February 1986
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Willene Thorogood's History: 1931 - 1986

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  • 05/5
    1931

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    May 5, 1931
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  • 02/dd
    1986

    Death

    February 1986
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    Willene Thorogood lived 20 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 54.
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In 1931, in the year that Willene Thorogood was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1945, Willene was only 14 years old 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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