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Wilford E Turner 1923 - 1994

Wilford E Turner of Washington, Knox County, ME was born on June 29, 1923, and died at age 70 years old on June 7, 1994. Wilford Turner was buried at Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery Section PC Row 16 Site 3 Box 916a - Old Belgrade Road, in Augusta.
Wilford E Turner
Washington, Knox County, ME 04574
June 29, 1923
June 7, 1994
Male
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  • 06/29
    1923

    Birthday

    June 29, 1923
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Lincoln County, Maine United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Air Forces, Us Air Force Rank attained: MSGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 31220468 Enlisted: November 8, 1946 in New York City New York Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Sergeant, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • 06/7
    1994

    Death

    June 7, 1994
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery Section PC Row 16 Site 3 Box 916a - Old Belgrade Road, in Augusta, Me 04330
    Burial location
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In 1923, in the year that Wilford E Turner was born, Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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In 1942, he was 19 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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