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Benjamin Howard Franklin 1942 - 2001

Benjamin Howard Franklin was born on June 5, 1942, and died at age 59 years old on October 30, 2001. Benjamin Franklin was buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 2 Site 364 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Benjamin Howard Franklin.
Benjamin Howard Franklin
June 5, 1942
October 30, 2001
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  • 06/5
    1942

    Birthday

    June 5, 1942
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC
  • 10/30
    2001

    Death

    October 30, 2001
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    Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 2 Site 364 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il 60421
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In 1942, in the year that Benjamin Howard Franklin 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 1957, he was only 15 years old when on September 24th, the "Little Rock Nine" (nine African-American students) entered Little Rock High School. Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus had previously prevented the students from entering the school at the beginning of the term with the Arkansas National Guard - they blocked the door. President Eisenhower ordered federal troops - the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army - to guard the students and allow them entry.
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