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Hershell E Hood Sr 1927 - 2000

Hershell E Hood Sr of East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, IL was born on May 17, 1927, and died at age 73 years old on October 22, 2000. Hershell Hood was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section 1Q Site 277 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis, Mo.
Hershell E Hood Sr
East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, IL 62206
May 17, 1927
October 22, 2000
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  • 05/17
    1927

    Birthday

    May 17, 1927
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 10/22
    2000

    Death

    October 22, 2000
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    Unknown
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    Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section 1Q Site 277 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis, Mo 63125
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In 1927, in the year that Hershell E Hood Sr was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1942, at the age of merely 15 years old, Hershell 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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