Homer Franklin “Jack” AldridgeAge: 88 years1913–2001
- Name
- Homer Franklin “Jack” Aldridge
- Given names
- Homer Franklin
- Surname
- Aldridge
- Nickname
- Jack
![]() | April 20, 1913 |
![]() | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 2 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
![]() | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 3 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
![]() | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 4 years)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/ |
![]() | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 16 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 |
![]() | Florene Allie Williams May 3, 1943 (Age 30 years) |
![]() | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 |
![]() | April 8, 1950 (Age 36 years) |
![]() | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 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 |
![]() | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 |
![]() | May 24, 2001 (Age 88 years) |
![]() | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sumner Cemetery |
Family with Florene Allie Williams |
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Homer Franklin “Jack” Aldridge Birth: April 20, 1913 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 24, 2001 |
wife |
Florene Allie Williams Birth: November 20, 1920 24 18 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 3, 1943 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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