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Orval L Sowder 1924 - 2010

Orval L Sowder of Rifle, Garfield County, CO was born on October 3, 1924, and died at age 85 years old on April 1, 2010. Orval Sowder was buried at Ft. Logan National Cemetery Section 30B Site 517 4400 West Kenyon Avenue, in Denver.
Orval L Sowder
Rifle, Garfield County, CO 81650
October 3, 1924
April 1, 2010
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  • 10/3
    1924

    Birthday

    October 3, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Sedgwick County, Colorado United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: S SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 37715688 Enlisted: February 12, 1945 in Ft Logan Colorado 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
  • 04/1
    2010

    Death

    April 1, 2010
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Ft. Logan National Cemetery Section 30B Site 517 4400 West Kenyon Avenue, in Denver, Co 80236
    Burial location
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In 1924, in the year that Orval L Sowder 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, Orval was only 14 years old 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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