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Walter S Wangen 1921 - 2009

Walter S Wangen of Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota was born on July 3, 1921, and died at age 88 years old on September 14, 2009.
Walter S Wangen
Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota 56007
July 3, 1921
September 14, 2009
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Walter S Wangen's History: 1921 - 2009

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  • 07/3
    1921

    Birthday

    July 3, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Freeborn County, Minnesota United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 37790990 Enlisted: March 19, 1945 in Ft Snelling Minnesota 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
  • Professional Career

    General Farmers
  • 09/14
    2009

    Death

    September 14, 2009
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
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In 1921, in the year that Walter S Wangen 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, at the age of merely 12 years old, Walter was alive 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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