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Leon Fruits 1931 - 2009

Leon Fruits of Dover, Kent County, DE was born on February 28, 1931, and died at age 78 years old on August 11, 2009. Leon Fruits was buried at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery Section 2B Row F Site 24 2465 Chesapeake Road, in Bear.
Leon Fruits
Dover, Kent County, DE 19904
February 28, 1931
August 11, 2009
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Leon Fruits' History: 1931 - 2009

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  • 02/28
    1931

    Birthday

    February 28, 1931
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: TSGT Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
  • 08/11
    2009

    Death

    August 11, 2009
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery Section 2B Row F Site 24 2465 Chesapeake Road, in Bear, De 19701
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In 1931, in the year that Leon Fruits 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 just 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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