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George S Drewry 1924 - 2008

George S Drewry of Suffolk, Suffolk City County, VA was born on December 31, 1924, and died at age 83 years old on March 14, 2008.
George S Drewry
Suffolk, Suffolk City County, VA 23437
December 31, 1924
March 14, 2008
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  • 12/31
    1924

    Birthday

    December 31, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Southampton County, Virginia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33863329 Enlisted: January 8, 1945 in Richmond Virginia Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    General Farmers
  • 03/14
    2008

    Death

    March 14, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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In 1924, in the year that George S Drewry was born, on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.
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In 1938, at the age of only 14 years old, George was alive 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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