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Leandrew Drake 1916 - 1997

Leandrew Drake of Shelby, Bolivar County, MS was born on September 13, 1916, and died at age 80 years old on February 12, 1997.
Leandrew Drake
Shelby, Bolivar County, MS 38774
September 13, 1916
February 12, 1997
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Leandrew Drake's History: 1916 - 1997

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  • 09/13
    1916

    Birthday

    September 13, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Bolivar County, Mississippi United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34348306 Enlisted: August 15, 1942 in Cp Shelby Mississippi 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

    Cotton Farmers
  • 02/12
    1997

    Death

    February 12, 1997
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1916, in the year that Leandrew Drake was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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In 1933, Leandrew was 17 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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