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Ruben Briggman 1938 - 2005

Ruben Briggman of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on December 16, 1938, and died at age 66 years old on November 19, 2005. Ruben Briggman was buried at Calverton National Cemetery Section 29 Site 2416 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton.
Ruben Briggman
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11206
December 16, 1938
November 19, 2005
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  • 12/16
    1938

    Birthday

    December 16, 1938
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: PVT
  • 11/19
    2005

    Death

    November 19, 2005
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    Calverton National Cemetery Section 29 Site 2416 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton, Ny 11933
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In 1938, in the year that Ruben Briggman 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, he was merely 7 years old 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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