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James Draper Blankenship Jr 1942 - 2008

James D Blankenship Jr of Biloxi, Harrison County, MS was born on December 22, 1942, and died at age 65 years old on January 19, 2008. James Blankenship was buried at Biloxi National Cemetery Section DD Site 121 P.o. Box 4968 - Pass Road, in Biloxi.
James D Blankenship Jr
Biloxi, Harrison County, MS 39532
December 22, 1942
January 19, 2008
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  • 12/22
    1942

    Birthday

    December 22, 1942
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: TSGT Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
  • 01/19
    2008

    Death

    January 19, 2008
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    Biloxi National Cemetery Section DD Site 121 P.o. Box 4968 - Pass Road, in Biloxi, Ms 39535
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In 1942, in the year that James Draper Blankenship 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 1955, at the age of just 13 years old, James was alive when on September 10th the TV show "Gunsmoke" debuted on CBS. It went on to be television's longest-running western. Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, and Miss Kitty became household names.
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