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Howard Burton Gentle Jr.Age: 74 years19402015

Name
Howard Burton Gentle Jr.
Given names
Howard Burton
Surname
Gentle
Name suffix
Jr.
Birth February 22, 1940 28 27
Census April 17, 1940 (Age 55 days)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 months)

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 grandmotherMattie Stella Hester
May 6, 1949 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 9 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 brotherRev. Richard Lloyd Gentle
March 31, 1961 (Age 21 years)
Cause: Drowning
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 5 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 of a fatherHoward Burton Gentle Sr.
November 1984 (Age 44 years)
Death of a sisterSharon Corinne Gentle
July 26, 2001 (Age 61 years)
Death of a motherVelma Sophia Jones
February 29, 2008 (Age 68 years)
Death of a wifeLaveta Klocke
September 24, 2013 (Age 73 years)
Death February 8, 2015 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Missouri Veterans Cemetery
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Rev. Richard Lloyd Gentle
Birth: May 22, 1931 20 18St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death: March 31, 1961Jackson, Missouri, United States
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elder sister
Sharon Corinne Gentle
Birth: February 29, 1936 24 23St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death: July 26, 2001Washington, Franklin, Missouri, United States
4 years
himself
Howard Burton Gentle Jr.
Birth: February 22, 1940 28 27St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death: February 8, 2015Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
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Howard Burton Gentle Jr.
Birth: February 22, 1940 28 27St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death: February 8, 2015Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
wife
Laveta Klocke
Birth: February 25, 1941Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States
Death: September 24, 2013Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
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Howard Burton Gentle Jr. has 4 first cousins recorded

Father's family (4)

Parents Eldon Cornelius + Mable Ruth Gentle
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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Howard Burton Gentle - Household

St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Gentle, HowardheadMW29MKYSame placeOperatorWholesale Shoes
Gentle, VelmaXwifeFW27MMOSame place
Gentle, RichardsonMW8SMOSame place
Gentle, SharondaughterFW4SMissouri United States
Gentle, HowardsonMW2mSMO