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John Westley Smith 1938 - 1997

John Westley Smith was born on February 8, 1938, and died at age 59 years old on February 25, 1997. John Smith was buried at Barrancas National Cemetery Section 42 Site 260 Naval Air Station, 1 Cemetery Road, in Pensacola, Fl. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Westley Smith.
John Westley Smith
February 8, 1938
February 25, 1997
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  • 02/8
    1938

    Birthday

    February 8, 1938
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: MM2 Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
  • 02/25
    1997

    Death

    February 25, 1997
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Barrancas National Cemetery Section 42 Site 260 Naval Air Station, 1 Cemetery Road, in Pensacola, Fl 32508
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In 1938, in the year that John Westley Smith 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 1944, when he was merely 6 years old, on June 6th, the largest amphibious invasion in history was launched - the Normandy landing (called D-Day). Soldiers from the United States, Britain, Canada, and the Free French landed on Normandy Beach and were later joined by Poland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, and the Netherlands. Almost 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers were involved. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on D-Day - Allied casualties on the first day were at least 10,000. 4,414 were confirmed dead.
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