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Sylvester Philip Steffes 1921 - 2002

Sylvester Philip Steffes of Saint Paul, Dakota County, MN was born on January 4, 1921, and died at age 81 years old on January 12, 2002. Sylvester Steffes was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section 12 Site 1037 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis.
Sylvester Philip Steffes
Saint Paul, Dakota County, MN 55124
January 4, 1921
January 12, 2002
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  • 01/4
    1921

    Birthday

    January 4, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: COL Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea, Vietnam
  • 01/12
    2002

    Death

    January 12, 2002
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    Unknown
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section 12 Site 1037 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn 55450
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In 1921, in the year that Sylvester Philip Steffes was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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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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