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Leslie Lee McDanielAge: 76 years19171993

Name
Leslie Lee McDaniel
Given names
Leslie Lee
Surname
McDaniel
Birth January 24, 1917
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 (Age 11 months)

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 12 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
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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
Census April 7, 1950 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 28 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 October 31, 1993 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rivermonte Memorial Gardens
Family with Phyllis Mae Shamel - View this family
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Leslie Lee McDaniel
Birth: January 24, 1917Hazelgreen, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: October 31, 1993Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
wife
Phyllis Mae Shamel
Birth: February 14, 1921 37 24Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: July 27, 2011Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Leslie Lee McDaniel - Household

Grovespring, Wright, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
McDaniel, LeslieheadMW23MMORLacledeMOSchool TeacherPublic School
McDaniel, PhylliswifeFW19MMORLacledeMO