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Thurman Gwin Shoptaw 1938 - 2010

Thurman Gwin Shoptaw of Memphis, Shelby County, TN was born on May 13, 1938, and died at age 72 years old on November 8, 2010. Thurman Shoptaw was buried at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Section DD Site 16419 4000 Forest Hill-irene Rd, in Memphis.
Thurman Gwin Shoptaw
Memphis, Shelby County, TN 38134
May 13, 1938
November 8, 2010
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  • 05/13
    1938

    Birthday

    May 13, 1938
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SP4 Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
  • 11/8
    2010

    Death

    November 8, 2010
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Section DD Site 16419 4000 Forest Hill-irene Rd, in Memphis, Tn 38125
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In 1938, in the year that Thurman Gwin Shoptaw 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 1953, Thurman was just 15 years old when on January 20th, Dwight D. Eisenhower became the 34th President of the United States. Formerly the 1st Supreme Allied Commander Europe in World War II, Eisenhower had never previously held a political office.
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