The Shemwell Family

Name
William Lawrence “Billy” McGhee
Given names
William Lawrence
Surname
McGhee
Nickname
Billy
Birth January 27, 1936 34 30
Census April 27, 1940 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 5 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
Census April 17, 1950 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 13 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
Birth of a son
#1
William Daniel McGhee
May 12, 1957 (Age 21 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherDottie May Richmond
February 12, 1959 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 9 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 January 1982 (Age 45 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Roselawn Memorial Gardens
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