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Leona G Purdy 1923 - 1993

Leona G Purdy was born on October 17, 1923, and died at age 69 years old on April 24, 1993. Leona Purdy was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section COL-1 Row X Site 809 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leona G Purdy.
Leona G Purdy
October 17, 1923
April 24, 1993
Female
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Leona G Purdy's History: 1923 - 1993

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  • 10/17
    1923

    Birthday

    October 17, 1923
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 04/24
    1993

    Death

    April 24, 1993
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Willamette National Cemetery Section COL-1 Row X Site 809 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1923, in the year that Leona G Purdy was born, the A.C. Nielsen Company was founded in Chicago. It provided an audience measurement system that could provide radio station owners with information on their listeners and the popularity of their shows. Later, the Nielsen company became the basis for the fate of television programs.
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In 1942, at the age of 19 years old, Leona 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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