The Shemwell Family

Jack Paul McElyeaAge: 81 years19332014

Name
Jack Paul McElyea
Given names
Jack Paul
Surname
McElyea
Birth May 21, 1933
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 8 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 16 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 12 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 17, 2014 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Camp Butler National Cemetery
Family with Shirley Ann Cox - View this family
himself
Jack Paul McElyea
Birth: May 21, 1933Oskaloosa, Clay, Illinois, United States
Death: October 17, 2014Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
wife
Shirley Ann Cox
Birth: November 19, 1934 44 33Charleston, Clark, Missouri, United States
Death: December 29, 2021Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
son
Private

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