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Henry E Harkins 1921 - 1976

Henry E Harkins of Columbiana, Shelby County, Alabama was born on February 4, 1921, and died at age 55 years old in November 1976.
Henry E Harkins
Columbiana, Shelby County, Alabama 35051
February 4, 1921
November 1976
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  • 02/4
    1921

    Birthday

    February 4, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Shelby County, Alabama United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34993846 Enlisted: July 7, 1944 in Ft Benning Georgia Military branch: No Branch Assignment 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
  • 11/dd
    1976

    Death

    November 1976
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
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In 1921, in the year that Henry E Harkins 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 1933, Henry was merely 12 years old when Frances Perkins became the first woman to hold a cabinet-level position, appointed by President Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor. She told him that her priorities would be a 40-hour work week, a minimum wage, unemployment compensation, worker’s compensation, abolition of child labor, direct federal aid to the states for unemployment relief, Social Security, a revitalized federal employment service, and universal health insurance. President Roosevelt approved of all of them and most them were implemented during his terms as President. She served until his death in 1945.
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