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Edith Smith 1942 - 2012

Edith Smith was born on June 21, 1942, and died at age 70 years old on August 2, 2012. Edith Smith was buried at Calverton National Cemetery Section 55 Site 1066 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton, Ny. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edith Smith.
Edith Smith
June 21, 1942
August 2, 2012
Female
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  • 06/21
    1942

    Birthday

    June 21, 1942
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: CPL Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 08/2
    2012

    Death

    August 2, 2012
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    Cause of death
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    Death location
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    Calverton National Cemetery Section 55 Site 1066 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton, Ny 11933
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In 1942, in the year that Edith Smith 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 1965, at the age of 23 years old, Edith was alive when from August 11 to 16, riots broke out in Watts, a Black section of Los Angeles. An allegedly drunk African-American driver was stopped by LA police and, after a fight, police brutality was alleged - and the riots began. 34 people died in the rioting and over $40 million in property damage occurred. The National Guard was called in to help the LA police quell rioting.
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