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Walter Leo Drewry 1924 - 2011

Walter Leo Drewry of Emmett, Gem County, ID was born on February 15, 1924, and died at age 87 years old on July 16, 2011. Walter Drewry was buried at Idaho State Veterans Cemetery Section 1 Row H Site 380 10100 N. Horseshoe Bend Rd., in Boise.
Walter Leo Drewry
Emmett, Gem County, ID 83617
February 15, 1924
July 16, 2011
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  • 02/15
    1924

    Birthday

    February 15, 1924
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy, Us Navy Rank attained: SC2, SC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 07/16
    2011

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    July 16, 2011
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    Unknown
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    Idaho State Veterans Cemetery Section 1 Row H Site 380 10100 N. Horseshoe Bend Rd., in Boise, Id 83714
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In 1924, in the year that Walter Leo Drewry 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, Walter was merely 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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