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Merle Affolder 1923 - 1992

Merle Affolder of West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, IN was born on September 28, 1923, and died at age 68 years old on September 10, 1992. Merle Affolder was buried at Quantico National Cemetery Section MA Site 105 18424 Joplin Road (route 619), in Triangle, Va.
Merle Affolder
West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, IN 47906
September 28, 1923
September 10, 1992
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  • 09/28
    1923

    Birthday

    September 28, 1923
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: EM3 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 09/10
    1992

    Death

    September 10, 1992
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Quantico National Cemetery Section MA Site 105 18424 Joplin Road (route 619), in Triangle, Va 22172
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In 1923, in the year that Merle Affolder was born, Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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In 1933, Merle was only 10 years old when 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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