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Willard M Bechel 1921 - 2002

Willard M Bechel of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, MO was born on January 15, 1921, and died at age 81 years old on March 21, 2002.
Willard M Bechel
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, MO 63703
January 15, 1921
March 21, 2002
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  • 01/15
    1921

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    January 15, 1921
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  • 03/21
    2002

    Death

    March 21, 2002
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    Willard M Bechel lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1921, in the year that Willard M Bechel was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1938, at the age of 17 years old, Willard was alive 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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