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Wilson L Shanko 1919 - 1998

Wilson L Shanko of Yale, Sussex County, VA was born on September 11, 1919, and died at age 78 years old on January 20, 1998.
Wilson L Shanko
Yale, Sussex County, VA 23897
September 11, 1919
January 20, 1998
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  • 09/11
    1919

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    September 11, 1919
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  • 01/20
    1998

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    January 20, 1998
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    Wilson L Shanko lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1919, in the year that Wilson L Shanko was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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In 1945, he was 26 years old when on June 22nd, the Battle of Okinawa ended. A joint Army and Marine campaign, supported by the Navy, the Battle of Okinawa went on for 82 days. The last Japanese resistance on Okinawa was defeated. 4,907 Navy, 4,675 Army, and 2,938 Marine Corps personnel were killed in the battle on the US side. It is estimated that 110,071 on the Japanese side were killed - the estimate includes Okinawan citizens who were pressed into service and includes children. With the win of Okinawa, the United States gained an important base of operations in the Pacific.
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