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Emmett Dent 1921 - 1997

Emmett Dent of Washington, District of Columbia County, DC was born on June 24, 1921, and died at age 75 years old on April 4, 1997. Emmett Dent was buried at Quantico National Cemetery Section 12 Site 835 18424 Joplin Road (route 619), in Triangle, Va.
Emmett Dent
Washington, District of Columbia County, DC 20009
June 24, 1921
April 4, 1997
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  • 06/24
    1921

    Birthday

    June 24, 1921
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 04/4
    1997

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    April 4, 1997
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    Quantico National Cemetery Section 12 Site 835 18424 Joplin Road (route 619), in Triangle, Va 22172
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In 1921, in the year that Emmett Dent 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, by the time he was 17 years old, 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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