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Frank Benjamin Parkes Jr 1920 - 1966

Frank Benjamin Parkes Jr was born on July 5, 1920, and died at age 45 years old on February 6, 1966. Frank Parkes was buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery Section 3 Site 1049 R.r. #1 - 5063 Camp Butler Road, in Springfield, Il. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Frank Benjamin Parkes Jr.
Frank Benjamin Parkes Jr
July 5, 1920
February 6, 1966
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  • 07/5
    1920

    Birthday

    July 5, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 02/6
    1966

    Death

    February 6, 1966
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Camp Butler National Cemetery Section 3 Site 1049 R.r. #1 - 5063 Camp Butler Road, in Springfield, Il 62707
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In 1920, in the year that Frank Benjamin Parkes Jr was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1933, when he was only 13 years old, Frances Perkins became the first woman to hold a cabinet-level position, appointed by President Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor. She told him that her priorities would be a 40-hour work week, a minimum wage, unemployment compensation, worker’s compensation, abolition of child labor, direct federal aid to the states for unemployment relief, Social Security, a revitalized federal employment service, and universal health insurance. President Roosevelt approved of all of them and most them were implemented during his terms as President. She served until his death in 1945.
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