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Gene Joseph Wheat 1938 - 1968

Gene Joseph Wheat was born on September 2, 1938, and died at age 29 years old on February 22, 1968. Gene Wheat was buried at Alexandria National Cemetery, La Section B Site 3516 209 East Shamrock Street, in Pineville, La. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gene Joseph Wheat.

Gene Joseph Wheat

September 2, 1938

February 22, 1968

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1938

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September 2, 1938

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Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: HM2-LOUISIANA Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
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1968

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February 22, 1968

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Alexandria National Cemetery, La Section B Site 3516 209 East Shamrock Street, in Pineville, La 71360
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Gene Joseph Wheat lived 43 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 29.

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In 1938, in the year that Gene Joseph Wheat was born, 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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In 1941, at the age of just 3 years old, Gene was alive when on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.

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