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Douglas Pettigrew 1942 - 1985

Douglas Pettigrew was born on May 16, 1942, and died at age 42 years old in April 1985. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Douglas Pettigrew.
Douglas Pettigrew
May 16, 1942
April 1985
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Douglas Pettigrew's History: 1942 - 1985

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    1942

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    May 16, 1942
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  • 04/dd
    1985

    Death

    April 1985
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    Douglas Pettigrew lived 29 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 42.
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In 1942, in the year that Douglas Pettigrew 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, at the age of only 15 years old, Douglas was alive when on October 4th, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, the first man made earth-orbiting satellite - and triggered the Space Race. Sputnik I was only 23 inches in diameter and had no tracking equipment, only 4 antennas, but it had a big impact.
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