The Shemwell Family

David Spencer Atkinson JrAge: 65 years19181983

Name
David Spencer Atkinson Jr
Given names
David Spencer
Surname
Atkinson
Name suffix
Jr
Birth February 8, 1918
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

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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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
Marriage Announcement
Newspaper
December 6, 1947 (Age 29 years)
MarriageLaura Maryland Carpenter BlinnView this family
February 1948 (Age 29 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 27 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 August 22, 1983 (Age 65 years)
Family with Laura Maryland Carpenter Blinn - View this family
himself
David Spencer Atkinson Jr
Birth: February 8, 1918Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: August 22, 1983Brevard, Florida, United States
wife
Laura Maryland Carpenter Blinn
Birth: September 12, 1924 44 41Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: February 19, 2006Hopewell Junction, Dutchess, New York, United States
Marriage: February 1948

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