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Elmer L Rager 1919 - 1984

Elmer Lee L Rager of Bourbonnais, Kankakee County, Illinois was born on November 6, 1919, and died at age 64 years old in July 1984.
Elmer Lee L Rager
Bourbonnais, Kankakee County, Illinois 60914
November 6, 1919
July 1984
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Elmer Lee L Rager's History: 1919 - 1984

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  • 11/6
    1919

    Birthday

    November 6, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Sangamon County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 36480313 Enlisted: March 31, 1943 in Peoria Illinois Military branch: No Branch Assignment Private Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Miscellaneous Occupations, N.e.c.
  • 07/dd
    1984

    Death

    July 1984
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1919, in the year that Elmer L Rager was born, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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In 1942, Elmer Lee was 23 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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