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Robert L Thornton 1942 - 2001

Robert L Thornton was born on December 10, 1942, and died at age 58 years old on February 5, 2001. Robert Thornton was buried at Bg William C Doyle Vet's Mem Cem Section N Site 12431 350 Provinceline Road, in Wrightstown, Nj. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robert L Thornton.
Robert L Thornton
December 10, 1942
February 5, 2001
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  • 12/10
    1942

    Birthday

    December 10, 1942
    Birthdate
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    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: PFC
  • 02/5
    2001

    Death

    February 5, 2001
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Bg William C Doyle Vet's Mem Cem Section N Site 12431 350 Provinceline Road, in Wrightstown, Nj 08562
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In 1942, in the year that Robert L Thornton was born, 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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In 1954, he was merely 12 years old when on May 17th, the Supreme Court released a decision on Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The ruling stated that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students was unconstitutional thus paving the way for integration in schools.
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