The Shemwell Family

James Gordon WhiteAge: 91 years19252016

Name
James Gordon White
Given names
James Gordon
Surname
White
Birth July 21, 1925
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 4 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 16 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 24 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 20 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 wifeMary Carr Mahaley
January 2, 1980 (Age 54 years)
Death November 10, 2016 (Age 91 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum
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himself
James Gordon White
Birth: July 21, 1925Henrico, Virginia, United States
Death: November 10, 2016Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
wife
Mary Carr Mahaley
Birth: December 27, 1926 23 19North Carolina, United States
Death: January 2, 1980Henrico, Virginia, United States
son
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