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Floyd Arthur Roach 1927 - 2008

Floyd Arthur Roach of Apache Junction, Pinal County, Arizona was born on March 27, 1927, and died at age 81 years old on April 17, 2008.
Floyd Arthur Roach
Apache Junction, Pinal County, Arizona 85219
March 27, 1927
April 17, 2008
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Floyd Arthur Roach's History: 1927 - 2008

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  • 03/27
    1927

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    March 27, 1927
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  • 04/17
    2008

    Death

    April 17, 2008
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    Floyd Arthur Roach lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1927, in the year that Floyd Arthur Roach was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1942, he was only 15 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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