The Shemwell Family

Robert Lee SandersAge: 19 years19421962

Name
Robert Lee Sanders
Given names
Robert Lee
Surname
Sanders
Birth September 21, 1942 26
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945

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 7 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 sisterCarolyn Faye Sanders
May 5, 1959 (Age 16 years)

Death of a paternal grandfatherRobert Jessie Sanders
April 9, 1960 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 3 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 3, 1962 (Age 19 years)
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father
Odis Bentley Sanders
Birth: October 2, 1915 18 17Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 7, 1974Logan, Kentucky, United States
mother
Private
elder sister
17 months
himself
Robert Lee Sanders
Birth: September 21, 1942 26Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 3, 1962Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States