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Lorenzo L Dowdy 1921 - 1994

Lorenzo L Dowdy of Vinton, Roanoke County, VA was born on July 7, 1921, and died at age 73 years old on October 20, 1994.
Lorenzo L Dowdy
Vinton, Roanoke County, VA 24179
July 7, 1921
October 20, 1994
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  • 07/7
    1921

    Birthday

    July 7, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Roanoke County, Virginia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33209767 Enlisted: August 11, 1942 in Roanoke Virginia Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Stock Clerks
  • 10/20
    1994

    Death

    October 20, 1994
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1921, in the year that Lorenzo L Dowdy was born, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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In 1942, he was 21 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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