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Walter W Akers 1919 - 2006

Walter William Akers of Boise, Ada County, ID was born on January 1, 1919, and died at age 87 years old on November 3, 2006. Walter Akers was buried at Idaho State Veterans Cemetery Section 12 Row E Site 52 10100 N. Horseshoe Bend Rd., in Boise.
Walter William Akers
Boise, Ada County, ID 83709
January 1, 1919
November 3, 2006
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  • 01/1
    1919

    Birthday

    January 1, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Bannock County, Idaho United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: COL Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Vietnam Military serial#: 39830973 Enlisted: July 24, 1942 in Pocatello Idaho 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

    Semiskilled Mechanics And Repairmen, Railroad And Carshop
  • 11/3
    2006

    Death

    November 3, 2006
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Idaho State Veterans Cemetery Section 12 Row E Site 52 10100 N. Horseshoe Bend Rd., in Boise, Id 83714
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In 1919, in the year that Walter W Akers was born, Indian lawyer Mahatma Gandhi initiated the Satyagraha campaigns, beginning the nonviolent resistance movement against British rule of India. Satyagraha means "holding onto truth" and the campaign for India independence, which was eventually obtained, called for "self-suffering" rather than inflicting suffering (i.e., violence) on others.
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In 1942, Walter 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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