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Gerald Battiste 1942 - 1983

Gerald Battiste was born on November 9, 1942, and died at age 40 years old in October 1983. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gerald Battiste.
Gerald Battiste
November 9, 1942
October 1983
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Gerald Battiste's History: 1942 - 1983

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  • 11/9
    1942

    Birthday

    November 9, 1942
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  • 10/dd
    1983

    Death

    October 1983
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    Gerald Battiste lived 31 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 40.
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In 1942, in the year that Gerald Battiste was born, 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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In 1955, Gerald was only 13 years old when on September 30th, movie star James Dean, 24, died in a car accident. He was headed in his new Porsche 550 to a race in Salinas California when, traveling at 85 mph, he collided with a 1950 Ford Tudor, also speeding, driven by a 23 year old college student. Dean died, his passenger and the other driver survived.
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