The Shemwell Family

Leslie Dale PowerAge: 46 years19271973

Name
Leslie Dale Power
Given names
Leslie Dale
Surname
Power
Birth May 27, 1927 24 25
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
Birth of a sisterPhyllis J Power
March 15, 1930 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMabel Olive Crane
February 12, 1940 (Age 12 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 14 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 22 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
Death of a paternal grandfatherRichard Yates Power
February 13, 1962 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 18 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 September 6, 1973 (Age 46 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hermitage Memorial Gardens
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father
mother
Goldie Viola Baird
Birth: May 11, 1902Winlock, Lewis, Washington, United States
Death: April 24, 1974Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States
himself
Leslie Dale Power
Birth: May 27, 1927 24 25Whatcom, Washington, United States
Death: September 6, 1973Donelson, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Phyllis J Power
Birth: March 15, 1930 27 27Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States
Death: May 24, 1997
sister
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Family with Dixie Joyce Driver - View this family
himself
Leslie Dale Power
Birth: May 27, 1927 24 25Whatcom, Washington, United States
Death: September 6, 1973Donelson, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
wife
Dixie Joyce Driver
Birth: August 7, 1928Temperance Hall, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 25, 2012
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