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Thomas R Preston 1920 - 2007

Thomas R Preston of New Orleans, Orleans County, LA was born on February 27, 1920, and died at age 87 years old on October 22, 2007.
Thomas R Preston
New Orleans, Orleans County, LA 70115
February 27, 1920
October 22, 2007
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  • 02/27
    1920

    Birthday

    February 27, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Orleans County, Louisiana United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 38193020 Enlisted: July 1, 1942 in New Orleans Louisiana 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

    General Industry Clerks
  • 10/22
    2007

    Death

    October 22, 2007
    Death date
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    Cause of death
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In 1920, in the year that Thomas R Preston was born, the National Football League, first called the American Professional Football Association, was created. College football was more popular than pro football and rising player salaries were bankrupting league owners. In response, owners created the NFL, using the pro baseball association as a model. Eleven teams were formed: the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, Dayton Triangles, Decatur Staleys, Hammond Pros, Massillon Tigers, Muncie Flyers, Racine Cardinals, Rochester Jeffersons and Rock Island Independents.
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In 1942, at the age of 22 years old, Thomas was alive 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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