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Bennie S Chambers 1918 - 1995

Bennie S Chambers of Scottsville, Albemarle County, VA was born on August 12, 1918, and died at age 77 years old in September 1995.
Bennie S Chambers
Scottsville, Albemarle County, VA 24590
August 12, 1918
September 1995
Male
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  • 08/12
    1918

    Birthday

    August 12, 1918
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Buckingham County, Virginia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33444953 Enlisted: December 1, 1942 in Charlottesville Virginia Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) 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

    Unskilled Lumbermen, Raftsmen, And Woodchoppers
  • 09/dd
    1995

    Death

    September 1995
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1918, in the year that Bennie S Chambers was born, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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In 1942, he was 24 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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