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Andrew B Olson 1920 - 2004

Andrew B Olson of Portland, Multnomah County, OR was born on August 27, 1920, and died at age 84 years old on September 12, 2004. Andrew Olson was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section GG Site 599 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland.
Andrew B Olson
Portland, Multnomah County, OR 97236
August 27, 1920
September 12, 2004
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  • 08/27
    1920

    Birthday

    August 27, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Clackamas County, Oregon United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Air Forces Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 19135499 Enlisted: September 16, 1942 in Portland Oregon Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Draftsmen
  • 09/12
    2004

    Death

    September 12, 2004
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Willamette National Cemetery Section GG Site 599 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1920, in the year that Andrew B Olson was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1942, Andrew was 22 years old when on February 19th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This authorized the Secretary of War to "prescribe certain areas as military zones." On March 21st, he signed Public Law 503 which was approved after an hour discussion in the Senate and 30 minutes in the House. The Law provided for enforcement of his Executive Order. This cleared the way for approximately 120,000 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry to be evicted from the West Coast and to be held in concentration camps and other confinement sites across the country. In Hawaii, a few thousand were detained. German and Italian Americans in the U.S. were also confined.
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