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Ben Edward Cheek 1942 - 2003

Ben Edward Cheek was born on November 6, 1942, and died at age 60 years old on February 26, 2003. Ben Cheek was buried at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery Section CBDD Row 1 Site 383 P.o. Box 6237, in San Diego, Ca. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ben Edward Cheek.
Ben Edward Cheek
November 6, 1942
February 26, 2003
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  • 11/6
    1942

    Birthday

    November 6, 1942
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: BTC Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
  • 02/26
    2003

    Death

    February 26, 2003
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery Section CBDD Row 1 Site 383 P.o. Box 6237, in San Diego, Ca 92166
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In 1942, in the year that Ben Edward Cheek was born, 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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In 1954, by the time he was merely 12 years old, on May 17th, the Supreme Court released a decision on Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The ruling stated that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students was unconstitutional thus paving the way for integration in schools.
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