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Gale S Champion 1938 - 2005

Gale S Champion of Peoria, Maricopa County, AZ was born on September 23, 1938, and died at age 67 years old on October 24, 2005. Gale Champion was buried at National Memorial Cemetery Of Arizona Section B12 Row B Site 6 23029 North Cave Creek Road, in Phoenix.
Gale S Champion
Peoria, Maricopa County, AZ 85345
September 23, 1938
October 24, 2005
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Gale S Champion's History: 1938 - 2005

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  • 09/23
    1938

    Birthday

    September 23, 1938
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
  • 10/24
    2005

    Death

    October 24, 2005
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    Unknown
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    National Memorial Cemetery Of Arizona Section B12 Row B Site 6 23029 North Cave Creek Road, in Phoenix, Az 85024
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In 1938, in the year that Gale S Champion 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 1945, at the age of merely 7 years old, Gale was alive when on June 22nd, the Battle of Okinawa ended. A joint Army and Marine campaign, supported by the Navy, the Battle of Okinawa went on for 82 days. The last Japanese resistance on Okinawa was defeated. 4,907 Navy, 4,675 Army, and 2,938 Marine Corps personnel were killed in the battle on the US side. It is estimated that 110,071 on the Japanese side were killed - the estimate includes Okinawan citizens who were pressed into service and includes children. With the win of Okinawa, the United States gained an important base of operations in the Pacific.
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