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Willie James Cooper 1931 - 2011

Willie James Cooper Sr of Oakland, Alameda County, CA was born on May 3, 1931, and died at age 79 years old on January 8, 2011. Willie Cooper was buried at Sacramento Valley National Cemetery Section 13 Site 174 5810 Midway Road, in Dixon.
Willie James Cooper Sr
Oakland, Alameda County, CA 94601
May 3, 1931
January 8, 2011
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  • 05/3
    1931

    Birthday

    May 3, 1931
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: A3C Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 01/8
    2011

    Death

    January 8, 2011
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    Sacramento Valley National Cemetery Section 13 Site 174 5810 Midway Road, in Dixon, Ca 95620
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In 1931, in the year that Willie James Cooper was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1942, he was only 11 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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