The Shemwell Family

William Homer RitcheyAge: 75 years19272002

Name
William Homer Ritchey
Given names
William Homer
Surname
Ritchey
Birth June 21, 1927
Historical Event
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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 14 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 22 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
Jerry Lee Ritchey
October 14, 1963 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sonJerry Lee Ritchey
October 16, 1963 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 18 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 August 6, 2002 (Age 75 years)
Family with Bobbie Ann Wilkins - View this family
himself
William Homer Ritchey
Birth: June 21, 1927Manns Choice, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: August 6, 2002Converse, Sabine, Louisiana, United States
wife
Bobbie Ann Wilkins
Birth: December 21, 1934 27 19Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 14, 2015Converse, Sabine, Louisiana, United States
son
Private
son
Jerry Lee Ritchey
Birth: October 14, 1963 36 28Ohio, United States
Death: October 16, 1963Barberton, Summit, Ohio, United States
daughter
Private

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