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William W Ashton 1921 - 2007

William W Ashton of Avondale Estates, Dekalb County, GA was born on August 4, 1921, and died at age 86 years old on August 23, 2007.
William W Ashton
Avondale Estates, Dekalb County, GA 30002
August 4, 1921
August 23, 2007
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  • 08/4
    1921

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    August 4, 1921
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  • 08/23
    2007

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    August 23, 2007
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    William W Ashton lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1921, in the year that William W Ashton was born, on March 4, Warren G. Harding became President. Previously a U.S. Senator, Lieutenant Governor, and Ohio State Senator, Harding was a popular President. But many scandals plagued his short administration (he died in office after 2 and a half years), including the revelations of one of his mistresses and the Teapot Dome scandal. Historically, Harding is rated as one of the worst Presidents.
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In 1942, at the age of 21 years old, William 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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