The Shemwell Family

Richard Henry CostellAge: 61 years19361998

Name
Richard Henry Costell
Given names
Richard Henry
Surname
Costell
Birth September 13, 1936
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 5 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 13 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 9 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 May 15, 1998 (Age 61 years)

Family with Gloria Adkins - View this family
himself
Richard Henry Costell
Birth: September 13, 1936Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Death: May 15, 1998
wife
daughter
Private
daughter
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John William Eden + Gloria Adkins - View this family
wife’s husband
John William Eden
Birth: August 2, 1946Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
Death: January 14, 2019Lehigh Acres, Lee, Florida, United States
wife
Marriage: November 23, 1985Summit, Ohio, United States