Betty Mae JacksAge: 90 years1926–2017
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- Betty Mae Jacks
- Given names
- Betty Mae
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- Jacks
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- Betty Mae Cox
![]() | November 12, 1926 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 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 |
![]() | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 23 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 |
![]() #1 | Michael Guy Cox December 16, 1955 (Age 29 years) |
![]() | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 19 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 |
![]() | January 19, 2017 (Age 90 years) |
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Betty Mae Jacks Birth: November 12, 1926 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Death: January 19, 2017 — Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States |
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Michael Guy Cox Birth: December 16, 1955 29 — Saginaw, Michigan, United States Death: June 9, 2018 — Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States |
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