The Shemwell Family

Alonzo Clark WardAge: 70 years19211991

Name
Alonzo Clark Ward
Given names
Alonzo Clark
Surname
Ward
Birth February 20, 1921
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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 28 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
MarriageOra Louise ShanksView this family
May 29, 1964 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 December 18, 1991 (Age 70 years)
Family with Ora Louise Shanks - View this family
himself
Alonzo Clark Ward
Birth: February 20, 1921Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 18, 1991Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
wife
Marriage: May 29, 1964Robertson, Tennessee, United States
Roland Clifton Carneal + Ora Louise Shanks - View this family
wife’s husband
Roland Clifton Carneal
Birth: December 3, 1909 26 22Kentucky, United States
Death: August 5, 1938Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
wife
step-son
Roland Eldred Carneal
Birth: November 16, 1936 26 20Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 12, 2007Kentucky, United States
step-son
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Private + Ora Louise Shanks - View this family
wife’s husband
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wife
step-son
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step-son
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step-daughter
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