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Elbert Davidson PhillipsAge: 69 years19171986

Name
Elbert Davidson Phillips
Given names
Elbert Davidson
Surname
Phillips
Birth May 4, 1917 27 21
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 7 months)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 28, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Gordon Phillips
June 1, 1922 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherBruce Alexander Phillips
April 4, 1925 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 3, 1930 (Age 12 years)
Military
WW2 Draft
1940 (Age 22 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 grandmotherViola Alverda Parke
April 20, 1948 (Age 30 years)

Death of a fatherJohn Elbert Phillips
November 29, 1950 (Age 33 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 motherJuanita Elizabeth Davidson
1960 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 November 1986 (Age 69 years)
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Elbert Davidson Phillips
Birth: May 4, 1917 27 21Micanite, Fremont, Colorado, United States
Death: November 1986Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, United States
sister
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younger brother
John Gordon Phillips
Birth: June 1, 1922 32 26Cripple Creek, Teller, Colorado, United States
Death: February 5, 1989Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States
3 years
younger brother
Bruce Alexander Phillips
Birth: April 4, 1925 35 29Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, United States
Death: January 30, 1997Lancaster, Los Angeles, California, United States

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