VETERAN
William Aloysius Kennedy Jr.
May 28, 1938 – July 4, 2023
Lived 85 years
Bourne National Cemetery · Bourne, Massachusetts
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1938
Born May 28
1939
William was 1 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1947
William was 9 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1958
William was 20 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1962
William was 24 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1975
William was 37 when Saigon fell, ending the Vietnam War
1982
William was 44 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1997
William was 59 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2005
William was 67 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2016
William was 78 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2022
William was 84 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2023
Passed away July 4, age 85
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