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Willie Lee Davis 1933 - 1972

Willie Lee Davis was born on June 19, 1933, and died at age 39 years old on August 25, 1972. Willie Davis was buried at Memphis National Cemetery Section D Site 1907 3568 Townes Avenue, in Memphis, Tn. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Willie Lee Davis.
Willie Lee Davis
June 19, 1933
August 25, 1972
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  • 06/19
    1933

    Birthday

    June 19, 1933
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 08/25
    1972

    Death

    August 25, 1972
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Memphis National Cemetery Section D Site 1907 3568 Townes Avenue, in Memphis, Tn 38122
    Burial location
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In 1933, in the year that Willie Lee Davis was born, on March 4th, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the 32nd President of the United States. He was elected four times (equaled by no other President) and guided the United States through the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and World War 2. His wife was his cousin Eleanor Roosevelt (Teddy Roosevelt's niece) who President Truman called "First Lady of the World". Some of the major programs that survive from his presidency are the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wagner Act (The National Labor Relations Act of 1935) , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Social Security.
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In 1942, Willie was merely 9 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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