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Gordon R Davis 1904 - 1983

Gordon R Davis of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia was born on January 31, 1904, and died at age 79 years old in July 1983.
Gordon R Davis
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia 25314
January 31, 1904
July 1983
Male
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  • 01/31
    1904

    Birthday

    January 31, 1904
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Kanawha County, West Virginia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35449794 Enlisted: October 16, 1942 in Huntington West Virginia Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: 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

    Janitors And Sextons
  • 07/dd
    1983

    Death

    July 1983
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1904, in the year that Gordon R Davis was born, the United States acquired the Panama Canal Zone. Now an unincorporated territory of the U.S., the Canal Zone had been previously held by the French, who were constructing a canal. The U.S. took over the construction of the Panama Canal and it was finally finished in 1914, when it was opened to commercial shipping. The United States held the Canal Zone until 1979.
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In 1942, at the age of 38 years old, Gordon 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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