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Waymouth G Knight 1927 - 2011

Waymouth G Knight of Thomasville, Davidson County, NC was born on April 24, 1927, and died at age 83 years old on February 17, 2011.
Waymouth G Knight
Thomasville, Davidson County, NC 27360
April 24, 1927
February 17, 2011
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Waymouth G Knight's History: 1927 - 2011

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  • 04/24
    1927

    Birthday

    April 24, 1927
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Guilford County, North Carolina United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 14205869 Enlisted: December 10, 1945 in Selman Field Monroe Louisiana Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private First Class, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: One Year Enlistment
  • Professional Career

    Tinsmiths, Coppersmiths, And Sheet Metal Workers
  • 02/17
    2011

    Death

    February 17, 2011
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1927, in the year that Waymouth G Knight was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1942, Waymouth was just 15 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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