The Shemwell Family

Robert Elvis Rickard Jr.Age: 61 years19221984

Name
Robert Elvis Rickard Jr.
Given names
Robert Elvis
Surname
Rickard
Name suffix
Jr.
Also known as
Bob
Birth September 8, 1922
MarriageGladys Ann BurkeView this family
unknown

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 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 19 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 27 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 daughter
#1
Elizabeth “Teena” Rickard
June 1, 1954 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 23 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 February 16, 1984 (Age 61 years)
Burial
Family with Gladys Ann Burke - View this family
himself
Robert Elvis Rickard Jr.
Birth: September 8, 1922Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 16, 1984Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
wife
Gladys Ann Burke
Birth: November 8, 1933 20 18Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 3, 2002Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Marriage:
daughter
Elizabeth “Teena” Rickard
Birth: June 1, 1954 31 20Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Death: May 11, 2018Plano, Kendall, Illinois, United States

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