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Rodney Gwynn WilliamsAge: 24 years19271952

Name
Rodney Gwynn Williams
Given names
Rodney Gwynn
Surname
Williams
Birth March 24, 1927 24 20
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 2 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
Census April 19, 1930 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Lee “Tommy” Williams
March 3, 1932 (Age 4 years)
Census April 23, 1940 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 14 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
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnna Louise “Dolly” Whitlow
July 1, 1946 (Age 19 years)

Military
Navy
June 3, 1949 (Age 22 years)

Death of a paternal grandfatherObie Reed Williams
1949 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 22 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 18 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 21, 1952 (Age 24 years)
Cause of death: Airplane Crash - Navy
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Rodney Gwynn Williams
Birth: March 24, 1927 24 20Kansas, United States
Death: March 21, 1952Nueces, Texas, United States
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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Walker Williams - Household

Parker, Montgomery, Kansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Williams, Walker WheadMW27MMOMOMOWorkerCleaning Shop
Williams, Eula VwifeFW24MOKILKS
Williams, Rodney GsonMW3SKSMOOK