The Shemwell Family

Denzel Lee DukesAge: 85 years19262012

Name
Denzel Lee Dukes
Given names
Denzel Lee
Surname
Dukes
Birth October 26, 1926
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 2 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
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World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 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
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Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 23 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
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Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 19 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 wifeMarjorie Evelyn Dockins
December 25, 2002 (Age 76 years)
Death April 13, 2012 (Age 85 years)
Cremationunknown

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Denzel Lee Dukes
Birth: October 26, 1926Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 13, 2012Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
wife
Marjorie Evelyn Dockins
Birth: April 23, 1925 25 24Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 25, 2002Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
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