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Irene Eckenwiler 1914 - 2005

Irene Eckenwiler of Woodland, Cowlitz County, WA was born on May 30, 1914, and died at age 90 years old on February 27, 2005. Irene Eckenwiler was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section COL-1 Row R Site 412 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or.
Irene Eckenwiler
Woodland, Cowlitz County, WA 98674
May 30, 1914
February 27, 2005
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  • 05/30
    1914

    Birthday

    May 30, 1914
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 02/27
    2005

    Death

    February 27, 2005
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    Unknown
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Willamette National Cemetery Section COL-1 Row R Site 412 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1914, in the year that Irene Eckenwiler was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1941, Irene was 27 years old when on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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