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    John Lesesne DeWitt (January 9, 1880 – June 20, 1962) was a four-star general in the United States Army. He was best known for overseeing the internment...
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  • John de Witt may refer to: Johan de Witt (1625–1672), Dutch politician who was assassinated John L. DeWitt (1880–1962), U.S. general in World War II who...
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    L. (2005). De ware vrijheid: de levens van Johan en Cornelis de Witt (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Atlas. ISBN 9789045014227. Rowen, H. H. (1977). John de Witt:...
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  • DeWitt or Dewitt is a concatenated primarily American form of the Dutch surname De Witt or De Wit, both meaning "the white (one)", "the blond (one)"....
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    prison. Using a broad interpretation of EO 9066, Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt issued orders declaring certain areas of the western United States as...
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    overseas. The first Commanding General of WDC was Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt, who continued on in command of the Fourth U.S. Army. WDC headquarters...
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    headquarters during World War II. It was here that Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt signed 108 Civilian Exclusion Orders and directives for the internment...
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  • L. G. DeWitt (1912-1990) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car owner from 1965 to 1980. His ownership career consists of employing the famous names...
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    DeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769 – February 11, 1828) was an American politician and naturalist. He served as a United States senator, as the mayor of New...
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    DeWitt's brother was John L. DeWitt. DeWitt was born August 25, 1894, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where his father, Brigadier General Calvin DeWitt,...
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    of intelligence information suggesting sabotage, notably by General John L. DeWitt, commanding general of Western Defense Command on the Pacific Coast...
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    Wheeler–DeWitt equation for theoretical physics and applied mathematics, is a field equation attributed to John Archibald Wheeler and Bryce DeWitt. The equation...
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    Italians in certain regions). The order was then delegated to General John L. DeWitt, and it subsequently paved the way for all Japanese-Americans on the...
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  • John L. DeWitt (1880–1962) was a U.S. Army general. General DeWitt may also refer to: Calvin DeWitt Jr. (1894–1989), U.S. Army brigadier general Ralph...
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  • argued the military necessity cited by Western Defense Command head John L. DeWitt was in fact based "on racial grounds." In his published works, he challenged...
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    Bendetsen and Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt, head of the Western Defense Command, questioned Japanese American loyalty. DeWitt said: The fact that nothing...
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  • Cali DeWitt (born Michael Andrew DeWitt) is an artist, designer, and blogger who lives in Los Angeles. Dewitt was born in Sidney, British Columbia, on...
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    a surface engagement with USS Edwards. Allied forces under General John L. DeWitt took control of the island on 30 May after the remaining Japanese troops...
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    Phoenix. 2005. ISBN 0-7538-1917-1 Jon Latimer, Deception in War, London: John Murray, 2001 GlobalSecurity: First US Army Group Omar Nelson Bradley, Lt...
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    " The next day, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson delegated his authority to Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt, the Commanding General of the Western...
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    Harbor in December 1941, upon the recommendation of Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt). This site was managed before the war by the federal Bureau of Reclamation...
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    the era of America's cord switchboards when the Sidney office closed. John L. DeWitt, US Army general, known for his vocal support of the internment of Japanese-Americans...
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    ideal targets for the Japanese. On December 14, Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt, commander of the Western Defense Command, recommended that the Rose...
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    next several months. The pro-internment recommendations of General John L. DeWitt (head of the Western Defense Command) were embarrassing for Governor...
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    season, led to fears of a Japanese attack on the West Coast. General John L. DeWitt, commander of the Western Defense Command, advised the Tournament of...
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    replaced by General John L. DeWitt. Through the evolved plan, the Allies maintained the pretense of FUSAG and other forces threatening Pas-de-Calais for some...
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    several newspapers on September 10, 1942.[citation needed] Lieut. Gen. John L. DeWitt, the area commander announced, The Western Defense Command is investigating...
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    Bailey Vernon Orlando Bailey William Bankhead Carl Bernstein Gary Condit John L. DeWitt Dwight D. Eisenhower Mamie Eisenhower Nora Ephron Father's Children...
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    season, led to fears of a Japanese attack on the West Coast. General John L. DeWitt, commander of the Western Defense Command, advised the Tournament of...
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    and relocated to internment camps. Executive Order 9066 also allowed John L. DeWitt, the Lieutenant General of the Western Defense Command and a strong...
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