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Elmer R Matney 1931 - 2003

Elmer R Matney of Waupaca, Waupaca County, WI was born on March 19, 1931, and died at age 71 years old on January 26, 2003. Elmer Matney was buried at Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery Section 2N Row 16 Site 29 Wisconsin Veterans Home - N2665, Highway Qq, in King.
Elmer R Matney
Waupaca, Waupaca County, WI 54981
March 19, 1931
January 26, 2003
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  • 03/19
    1931

    Birthday

    March 19, 1931
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force, Us Army, Us Navy Rank attained: SSGT, CPL, BUCP Wars/Conflicts: Korea, Vietnam
  • 01/26
    2003

    Death

    January 26, 2003
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery Section 2N Row 16 Site 29 Wisconsin Veterans Home - N2665, Highway Qq, in King, Wi 54946
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In 1931, in the year that Elmer R Matney was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1942, he was merely 11 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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