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Ralph Arthur CookAge: 77 years19222000

Name
Ralph Arthur Cook
Given names
Ralph Arthur
Surname
Cook
Birth May 18, 1922 28 24
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth Ellen Breshears
December 12, 1941 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 27 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a fatherOliver Arthur “Babe” Cook
November 28, 1955 (Age 33 years)
Death of a motherLeona May Colbert
March 6, 1959 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 23 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death March 10, 2000 (Age 77 years)
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father
Oliver Arthur “Babe” Cook
Birth: September 26, 1893Eagleville, Harrison, Missouri, United States
Death: November 28, 1955Tonasket, Okanogan, Washington, United States
mother
Leona May Colbert
Birth: August 3, 1897 30 27Benton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 6, 1959Tonasket, Okanogan, Washington, United States
Marriage: April 12, 1914Tonasket, Okanogan, Washington, United States
8 years
himself
Ralph Arthur Cook
Birth: May 18, 1922 28 24Washington, United States
Death: March 10, 2000Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
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himself
Ralph Arthur Cook
Birth: May 18, 1922 28 24Washington, United States
Death: March 10, 2000Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
wife
Private
son
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