The History of Terrorism
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US Lt Gen John L. DeWitt
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1918 In 1918, DeWitt shipped out with the 42nd Division to the battlefields of France as a quartermaster in the division headquarters. Other noteworthy members of the division included Douglas MacArthur and William J. Donovan.
1942 Executive Order 9066
Although the removal of the Japanese Americans was technically called an evacuation, it turned out to be internment in detention camps.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt agreed with DeWitt's recommendation and issued Executive Order 9066, ordering the internment.
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