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Martin Ellis Willits 1919 - 1974

Martin Ellis Willits was born on August 4, 1919, and died at age 54 years old on July 31, 1974. Martin Willits was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section L Site 4890 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Martin Ellis Willits.
Martin Ellis Willits
August 4, 1919
July 31, 1974
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  • 08/4
    1919

    Birthday

    August 4, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: 2ND LT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 07/31
    1974

    Death

    July 31, 1974
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Willamette National Cemetery Section L Site 4890 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1919, in the year that Martin Ellis Willits was born, on January 6th, President Theodore Roosevelt died. Having gone to bed the previous night after being treated for breathing problems, the ex-President died in his sleep from a clot that had traveled to his lungs. He was 60. After a simple service, Roosevelt was buried on a hillside overlooking Oyster Bay.
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In 1942, he was 23 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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