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Edward H Pratt 1927 - 2006

Edward H Pratt Sr of Reading, Berks County, PA was born on February 5, 1927, and died at age 79 years old on February 20, 2006. Edward Pratt was buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Section 35 Site 564 Rr2, Box 484 - Indiantown Gap Road, in Annville.
Edward H Pratt Sr
Reading, Berks County, PA 19608
February 5, 1927
February 20, 2006
Male
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Edward H Pratt Sr's History: 1927 - 2006

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  • 02/5
    1927

    Birthday

    February 5, 1927
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Berks County, Pennsylvania United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: CSM Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 13199271 Enlisted: December 7, 1945 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Panama Canal Department
  • Professional Career

    Tinsmiths, Coppersmiths, And Sheet Metal Workers
  • 02/20
    2006

    Death

    February 20, 2006
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Section 35 Site 564 Rr2, Box 484 - Indiantown Gap Road, in Annville, Pa 17003
    Burial location
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In 1927, in the year that Edward H Pratt 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".
Did you know?
In 1938, he was just 11 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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