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Dewey Yasika 1919 - 1993

Dewey Yasika of Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City County, VA was born on May 15, 1919, and died at age 74 years old on June 30, 1993. Dewey Yasika was buried at Hampton National Cemetery Section A Site 3674C Cemetery Road At Marshall Avenue, in Hampton.
Dewey Yasika
Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City County, VA 23452
May 15, 1919
June 30, 1993
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  • 05/15
    1919

    Birthday

    May 15, 1919
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: CPT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 06/30
    1993

    Death

    June 30, 1993
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Hampton National Cemetery Section A Site 3674C Cemetery Road At Marshall Avenue, in Hampton, Va 23669
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In 1919, in the year that Dewey Yasika was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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In 1941, at the age of 22 years old, Dewey was alive when on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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