The Shemwell Family

Adolph William “Pete” MunstermanAge: 90 years19192009

Name
Adolph William “Pete” Munsterman
Given names
Adolph William
Surname
Munsterman
Nickname
Pete
Birth August 29, 1919
MarriageIla Beatrice GinnView this family
unknown

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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
Birth of a son
#1
William Nicholas “Nick” Munsterman
November 9, 1943 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 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 26 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 sonWilliam Nicholas “Nick” Munsterman
June 23, 1995 (Age 75 years)
Death of a wifeIla Beatrice Ginn
October 20, 2008 (Age 89 years)
Death October 22, 2009 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Willamette National Cemetery
Family with Ila Beatrice Ginn - View this family
himself
wife
Ila Beatrice Ginn
Birth: April 16, 1921 40 33Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 20, 2008Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, United States
Marriage:
son
William Nicholas “Nick” Munsterman
Birth: November 9, 1943 24 22Yuba, Sutter, California, United States
Death: June 23, 1995Multnomah, Oregon, United States