DeWitt, John Lesesne, born on 09-01-1880 in Fort Sidney, Nebraska.
His father, Brigadier General Calvin DeWitt (1840-1908)
, served with the United States Army and was an 1863 graduate of Princeton University. His mother, Josephine (Lesesne) DeWitt, was a native of Charleston, South Carolina, and John was named for his maternal grandfather, John F. Lesesne. He had an older brother, Wallace, a younger sister, Mary Wallace, and a younger brother, Calvin Jr. they were of Dutch descent.


John on 10-10-1898, was appointed as a Second Lieutenant with the U.S. Army infantry. He would go on to serve nearly fifty years within the U.S. Army in various posts. He was a General in the United States Army, best known for his vocal support of the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. In the course of carrying out policy, he issued military proclamations that applied to American men, women and children of Japanese ancestry, most of whom were American citizens, restricting their civi rights and directing that they be moved from their homes to government created and operated internment camps





Death and burial ground of DeWitt, John Lesesne.





Close by in Section 2, the graves of General, Commander 92nd “ Negro Division”, Edwar Almond, Major General, Commander 8th Bomber Command Europe
, Frederick Anderson. Half of the U.S. Army Air Force’s casualties in World War II were suffered by Eighth Air Force (more than 47.000 casualties, with more than 26.000 dead). Seventeen Medals of Honor went to Eighth Air Force personnel during the war. By war’s end, they had been awarded a number of other medals to include 220 Distinguished Service Crosses, and 442.000 Air Medals. Many more awards were made to Eighth Air Force veterans after the war that remain uncounted. There were 261 fighter aces in the Eighth Air Force during World War II. Thirty-one of these aces had 15 or more aircraft kills apiece. Another 305 enlisted gunners were also recognized as aces. Some aces were Francis “Gabby” Gabreski, Walker Melvin “Bud” Mahudin and flyer ace Duane William Beeson.







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