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Wilburn W Alford 1916 - 1985

Wilburn W Alford of Elm City, Wilson County, North Carolina was born on September 11, 1916, and died at age 68 years old in January 1985.
Wilburn W Alford
Elm City, Wilson County, North Carolina 27822
September 11, 1916
January 1985
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Wilburn W Alford's History: 1916 - 1985

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  • 09/11
    1916

    Birthday

    September 11, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Nash County, North Carolina United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 44011549 Enlisted: August 29, 1944 in Ft Bragg North Carolina Military branch: No Branch Assignment 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

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 01/dd
    1985

    Death

    January 1985
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1916, in the year that Wilburn W Alford was born, the Battle of Verdun was fought from February through December. It was the largest and longest battle of World War I, lasting 303 days. The original estimates were 714,231 casualties - 377,231 French and 337,000 German, an average of 70,000 casualties a month. Current estimates are even larger. The Battle of the Somme was also fought from July through September of the same year. Original estimates were 485,000 British and French casualties and 630,000 German casualties.
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In 1942, by the time he was 26 years old, 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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