Donald Winfred CorneliusAge: 32 years1920–1953
- Name
- Donald Winfred Cornelius
- Given names
- Donald Winfred
- Surname
- Cornelius
 Birth | October 15, 1920 20 18 |
 Birth of a brother | Kingsford Cornelius April 16, 1929 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 8 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 8, 1930 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | George Thomas Cornelius November 23, 1936 (Age 16 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mattie Stella Hester May 6, 1949 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 29 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 25 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 | July 11, 1953 (Age 32 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Zachary Taylor National Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Eldon Cornelius Birth: September 22, 1900 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 9, 1969 — Big Bear Lake, San Bernardino, California, United States |
| mother |
Mable Ruth Gentle Birth: September 30, 1902 21 17 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 14, 1989 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| himself |
Donald Winfred Cornelius Birth: October 15, 1920 20 18 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: July 11, 1953 |
| brother |
Private |
| younger brother |
Kingsford Cornelius Birth: April 16, 1929 28 26 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Death: February 12, 2013 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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8 years younger brother |
George Thomas Cornelius Birth: November 23, 1936 36 34 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: September 15, 1982 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |