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Wilbur R. Roquemore c. 1942

Wilbur R Roquemore of Harris County, TX was born circa 1942. He married Merlene (Owens) Roquemore on June 19, 1977 in Harris County, TX. He was the parent of Roquelle Roquemore. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Wilbur R. Roquemore.
Wilbur R Roquemore
Harris County, TX
circa 1942
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In 1942, in the year that Wilbur R. Roquemore 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 1950, in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954.
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Merlene (Owens) Roquemore

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Wilbur R. Roquemore

June 19, 1977
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Harris County, TX
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Wilbur R. Roquemore

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