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Elmer E Santmyer 1916 - 1995

Elmer E Santmyer of Greensburg, Westmoreland County, PA was born on February 2, 1916, and died at age 79 years old on May 19, 1995.
Elmer E Santmyer
Greensburg, Westmoreland County, PA 15601
February 2, 1916
May 19, 1995
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  • 02/2
    1916

    Birthday

    February 2, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33078793 Enlisted: July 8, 1941 in New Cumberland Pennsylvania Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Occupations In Laundering, Cleaning, Dyeing, And Pressing Apparel And Other Articles
  • 05/19
    1995

    Death

    May 19, 1995
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1916, in the year that Elmer E Santmyer was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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In 1945, he was 29 years old when on March 12th, a riot erupted at a Japanese internment camp in Santa Fe New Mexico. Two days earlier, white shirts with the Rising Sun on the back had been confiscated and the prisoners objected. Three leaders of the protest were removed and sent to another camp. Guards at the Santa Fe camp were armed with submachine guns, shotguns, and gun masks. On the morning of the 12th, prisoners began throwing rocks at the guards. When the "rioters" wouldn't disperse, the guards were ordered to use tear gas and batons. Four men were badly injured as a result.
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