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Willie Jr Edwards 1923 - 1979

Willie Jr Edwards of Lake City, Florence County, South Carolina was born on October 7, 1923, and died at age 56 years old in December 1979.
Willie Jr Edwards
Lake City, Florence County, South Carolina 29560
October 7, 1923
December 1979
Male
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Willie Jr Edwards' History: 1923 - 1979

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  • 10/7
    1923

    Birthday

    October 7, 1923
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Aiken County, South Carolina United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34642412 Enlisted: January 12, 1943 in Ft Jackson Columbia South Carolina 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

    Porters, N.e.c.
  • 12/dd
    1979

    Death

    December 1979
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1923, in the year that Willie Jr Edwards was born, on September 1, an earthquake - the Great Kanto earthquake - destroyed one-third of Tokyo. Measuring 7.9 and with a reported duration of between 4 and 10 minutes, casualties totaled about 142,800 deaths, including about 40,000 who went missing and were presumed dead.
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In 1938, at the age of just 15 years old, Willie 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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