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William B Stokes 1917 - 2008

William Boyd Stokes of Euclid, Cuyahoga County, OH was born on September 22, 1917, and died at age 90 years old on March 12, 2008. William Stokes was buried at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery Section 11 Site 666 10175 Rawiga Rd - Po Box #8, in Rittman.
William Boyd Stokes
Euclid, Cuyahoga County, OH 44132
September 22, 1917
March 12, 2008
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  • 09/22
    1917

    Birthday

    September 22, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Cuyahoga County, Ohio United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: S SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 35321465 Enlisted: August 22, 1942 in Cleveland Ohio Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa 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

    Housekeepers, Private Family
  • 03/12
    2008

    Death

    March 12, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery Section 11 Site 666 10175 Rawiga Rd - Po Box #8, in Rittman, Oh 44270
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In 1917, in the year that William B Stokes was born, Russian government offices were seized and the Romanov's Winter Palace was stormed in the Russian February and October Revolutions. The February revolution resulted in the abdication of Tsar Nicholas and a coalition of the Parliament and workers parties taking control of the government. The October revolution resulted in Lenin and the Bolsheviks taking complete control.
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In 1938, he was 21 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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