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Gerrit Jan Westervoorde Jr 1942 - 2011

Gerrit Jan Westervoorde Jr was born on March 6, 1942, and died at age 69 years old on November 22, 2011. Gerrit Westervoorde was buried at Eagle Point National Cemetery Section 28 Site 288 2763 Riley Road, in Eagle Point, Or. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gerrit Jan Westervoorde Jr.
Gerrit Jan Westervoorde Jr
March 6, 1942
November 22, 2011
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  • 03/6
    1942

    Birthday

    March 6, 1942
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SP4 Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
  • 11/22
    2011

    Death

    November 22, 2011
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
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    Eagle Point National Cemetery Section 28 Site 288 2763 Riley Road, in Eagle Point, Or 97524
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In 1942, in the year that Gerrit Jan Westervoorde Jr was born, 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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In 1956, at the age of merely 14 years old, Gerrit was alive when this was the year that the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, became an international sensation. He began the year as a regional favorite and ended the year with 17 recordings having been on the Billboard’s Top 100 singles chart, 11 TV appearances, and a movie. Elvis scandalized adults and thrilled teens.
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