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Deward E Caven 1925 - 2009

Deward E Caven of Harrodsburg, Mercer County, KY was born on February 16, 1925, and died at age 84 years old on May 24, 2009.
Deward E Caven
Harrodsburg, Mercer County, KY 40330
February 16, 1925
May 24, 2009
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  • 02/16
    1925

    Birthday

    February 16, 1925
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Hart County, Kentucky United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35072004 Enlisted: March 10, 1944 in Ft Thomas Newport Kentucky 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
  • 05/24
    2009

    Death

    May 24, 2009
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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In 1925, in the year that Deward E Caven was born, in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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In 1942, when this person was 17 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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