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Eugene L Wittenborn 1911 - 1999

Eugene L Wittenborn of Springfield, Sangamon County, IL was born on April 16, 1911 to Eugene L Wittenborn Sr and Irene Wilson Wittenborn. He had a sister Gwen Wittenborn Church. Eugene Wittenborn died at age 88 years old on July 9, 1999, and was buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery Section J Site 181 R.r. #1 - 5063 Camp Butler Road, in Springfield.
Eugene L Wittenborn
Springfield, Sangamon County, IL 62703
April 16, 1911
July 9, 1999
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  • 04/16
    1911

    Birthday

    April 16, 1911
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: CAPT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 07/9
    1999

    Death

    July 9, 1999
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Camp Butler National Cemetery Section J Site 181 R.r. #1 - 5063 Camp Butler Road, in Springfield, Il 62707
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In 1911, in the year that Eugene L Wittenborn was born, the first use of aircraft as an offensive weapon occurred in the Turkish-Italian War. First used for aerial reconnaissance alone, planes were then used in aerial combat to shoot down recon planes. In World War I, planes and zeppelins evolved for use in bombing.
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In 1942, at the age of 31 years old, Eugene was alive 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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