The Shemwell Family

James Roosevelt “Jim” SheltonAge: 67 years19191987

Name
James Roosevelt “Jim” Shelton
Given names
James Roosevelt
Surname
Shelton
Nickname
Jim
Birth December 3, 1919
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 9 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 29, 1940 (Age 20 years)
Military
WW2 Draft
July 3, 1941 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 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 30 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 wifeTheola Strickfaden
June 28, 1970 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 September 28, 1987 (Age 67 years)
Family with Theola Strickfaden - View this family
himself
James Roosevelt “Jim” Shelton
Birth: December 3, 1919Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States
Death: September 28, 1987Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States
wife
Theola Strickfaden
Birth: July 28, 1924 25 25Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: June 28, 1970Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
daughter
Private

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