The Shemwell Family

Benjamin L FettersAge: 21 years19391960

Name
Benjamin L Fetters
Given names
Benjamin L
Surname
Fetters
Birth 1939

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 2 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 11 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
MarriageRosemary Elizabeth HatfillView this family
1959 (Age 20 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 7 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 1960 (Age 21 years)

Family with Rosemary Elizabeth Hatfill - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: 1959
Private + Rosemary Elizabeth Hatfill - View this family
wife’s husband
Private
wife
step-daughter
Private
Ronald Merle “Ronnie” French Jr + Rosemary Elizabeth Hatfill - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
step-son
Ronald “Frenchie” French
Birth: August 16, 1962 21 19Effingham, Effingham, Illinois, United States
Death: December 21, 2001Effingham, Effingham, Illinois, United States
14 months
step-son
Richard Wayne French
Birth: October 5, 1963 22 20Effingham, Illinois, United States
Burial: Watson Cemetery, Watson, Effingham, Illinois, United States
step-son
Private

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