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Joseph E R Donovan 1916 - 2005

Joseph E Donovan of Dracut, Middlesex County, MA was born on July 25, 1916, and died at age 89 years old on July 30, 2005.
Joseph E Donovan
Dracut, Middlesex County, MA 01826
July 25, 1916
July 30, 2005
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Joseph E Donovan's History: 1916 - 2005

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  • 07/25
    1916

    Birthday

    July 25, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Middlesex County, Massachusetts United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 06137861 Enlisted: November 9, 1945 in Ft Devens Massachusetts Military branch: Field Artillery Master Sergeant Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • Professional Career

    Tinsmiths, Coppersmiths, And Sheet Metal Workers
  • 07/30
    2005

    Death

    July 30, 2005
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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In 1916, in the year that Joseph E R Donovan was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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In 1941, Joseph was 25 years old when on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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