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Betty Lorraine Dahl Colby 1921 - 2008

Betty Lorraine Dahl Colby of Saint Paul, Dakota County, MN was born on August 26, 1921, and died at age 87 years old on October 10, 2008. Betty Colby was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section T Site 44 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis.
Betty Lorraine Dahl Colby
Saint Paul, Dakota County, MN 55121
August 26, 1921
October 10, 2008
Female
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  • 08/26
    1921

    Birthday

    August 26, 1921
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Air Forces Rank attained: SSGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 10/10
    2008

    Death

    October 10, 2008
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    Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section T Site 44 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn 55450
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In 1921, in the year that Betty Lorraine Dahl Colby was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1938, Betty was 17 years old when on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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