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Edward Buwalda 1921 - 2009

Edward Buwalda of Hickory Hills, Cook County, IL was born on May 25, 1921, and died at age 88 years old on July 21, 2009. Edward Buwalda was buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section C2-25 Row B Site 2 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood.
Edward Buwalda
Hickory Hills, Cook County, IL 60457
May 25, 1921
July 21, 2009
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  • 05/25
    1921

    Birthday

    May 25, 1921
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: FC3 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 07/21
    2009

    Death

    July 21, 2009
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    Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section C2-25 Row B Site 2 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il 60421
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In 1921, in the year that Edward Buwalda was born, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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In 1942, Edward was 21 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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