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Murray W Best 1922 - 1987

Murray W Best of Jasper, Walker County, Alabama was born on May 13, 1922, and died at age 64 years old in April 1987.
Murray W Best
Jasper, Walker County, Alabama 35501
May 13, 1922
April 1987
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Murray W Best's History: 1922 - 1987

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  • 05/13
    1922

    Birthday

    May 13, 1922
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Walker County, Alabama United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34581173 Enlisted: November 20, 1942 in Ft Mcclellan Alabama 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

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 04/dd
    1987

    Death

    April 1987
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1922, in the year that Murray W Best was born, on James Joyce's 40th birthday, his book Ulysses was published in France. The book covers the experiences of an Irishman in Dublin on an ordinary day, 16 June 1904. Now considered a classic, it was controversial at the time. Due to some sexual content, the book was banned in the U.S. during the 1920's and the U.S. Post Office destroyed 500 copies of the novel.
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In 1942, Murray was 20 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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