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Lewis C Dewey 1920 - 2004

Lewis C Dewey was born on January 16, 1920, and died at age 84 years old on June 8, 2004. Lewis Dewey was buried at Gerald B.h. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery Section CW10 Row B Site 19 200 Duell Road, in Schuylerville, Ny. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lewis C Dewey.
Lewis C Dewey
January 16, 1920
June 8, 2004
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  • 01/16
    1920

    Birthday

    January 16, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: TEC 4 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 06/8
    2004

    Death

    June 8, 2004
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Gerald B.h. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery Section CW10 Row B Site 19 200 Duell Road, in Schuylerville, Ny 12871
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In 1920, in the year that Lewis C Dewey was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1942, Lewis was 22 years old 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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