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William Richard Drew 1938 - 1998

William R Drew of Springfield, Sangamon County, IL was born on July 18, 1938, and died at age 59 years old on March 17, 1998. William Drew was buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery Section CREMB Site 330 R.r. #1 - 5063 Camp Butler Road, in Springfield.
William R Drew
Springfield, Sangamon County, IL 62704
July 18, 1938
March 17, 1998
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  • 07/18
    1938

    Birthday

    July 18, 1938
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: SN
  • 03/17
    1998

    Death

    March 17, 1998
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    Camp Butler National Cemetery Section CREMB Site 330 R.r. #1 - 5063 Camp Butler Road, in Springfield, Il 62707
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In 1938, in the year that William Richard Drew 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 1942, he was merely 4 years old when due to World War II, automobile production in the United States was stopped on February 1st. A tire rationing program had begun the month before. Detroit - the main hub of car manufacturing - was ordered to free up assembly lines for military production. The president of the Automobile Manufacturers Association said “The automotive industry is in this war all the way". Some dealerships had to close and others expanded their repair shops. The used car market boomed (as did a black market in used cars).
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