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Merce B Cummings 1915 - 2000

Merce B Cummings of Coushatta, Red River County, LA was born on August 12, 1915, and died at age 84 years old on January 8, 2000.
Merce B Cummings
Coushatta, Red River County, LA 71019
August 12, 1915
January 8, 2000
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  • 08/12
    1915

    Birthday

    August 12, 1915
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Red River County, Louisiana United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 38329161 Enlisted: October 17, 1942 in Shreveport Louisiana Military branch: Branch Immaterial Warrant Officers, Usa 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

    General Farmers
  • 01/8
    2000

    Death

    January 8, 2000
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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In 1915, in the year that Merce B Cummings was born, the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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In 1942, this person was 27 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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