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Louis Ledwitz 1904 - 1986

Louis Ledwitz of New York, New York County, NY was born on February 17, 1904, and died at age 82 years old in April 1986.
Louis Ledwitz
New York, New York County, NY 10021
February 17, 1904
April 1986
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  • 02/17
    1904

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    February 17, 1904
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  • 04/dd
    1986

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    April 1986
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    Louis Ledwitz lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1904, in the year that Louis Ledwitz was born, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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In 1942, Louis was 38 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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