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Melladine Gaffke 1934 - 2001

Melladine Gaffke was born on November 26, 1934, and died at age 66 years old on February 23, 2001. Melladine Gaffke was buried at Tahoma National Cemetery Section 23 Site 721 18600 Se 240th St, in Kent, Wa. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Melladine Gaffke.
Melladine Gaffke
November 26, 1934
February 23, 2001
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  • 11/26
    1934

    Birthday

    November 26, 1934
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: SSGT Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 02/23
    2001

    Death

    February 23, 2001
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Tahoma National Cemetery Section 23 Site 721 18600 Se 240th St, in Kent, Wa 98042
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In 1934, in the year that Melladine Gaffke was born, on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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In 1942, by the time this person was only 8 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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