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James M. Leighton c. 1942

James Melbry Leighton of Denton County, TX was born circa December 1942 in New Hampshire United States. James Leighton was married to Ellen Gertrude Buell on December 21, 1991 in Denton County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James M. Leighton.
James Melbry Leighton
Denton County, TX
circa December 1942
New Hampshire, United States
Male
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In 1942, in the year that James M. Leighton 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 1950, on June 25th, the Korean War began when North Korean Communist forces crossed the 38th parallel. The Soviet Union and China backed North Korea and the U.N., primarily the United States backed South Korea.
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Ellen Gertrude Buell

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James M. Leighton

December 21, 1991
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Denton County, TX
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