Ben Thomas CarperAge: 81 years1922–2004
- Name
- Ben Thomas Carper
- Given names
- Ben Thomas
- Surname
- Carper
 Birth | September 5, 1922 |
 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 |
 Birth of a son#1 | Ben Thomas Carper Jr April 7, 1947 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a son | Ben Thomas Carper Jr April 7, 1947 (Age 24 years) |
| 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 |
| Death of a daughter | Deborah J “Debbie” Carper February 25, 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 of a wife | Norma Jean Burnett April 25, 1993 (Age 70 years) |
 Death | August 26, 2004 (Age 81 years) |
| Family with Norma Jean Burnett |
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Ben Thomas Carper Birth: September 5, 1922 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 26, 2004 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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Norma Jean Burnett Birth: February 14, 1927 26 23 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1993 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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Ben Thomas Carper Jr Birth: April 7, 1947 24 20 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: April 7, 1947 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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Deborah J “Debbie” Carper Death: February 25, 1954 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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| Private + Norma Jean Burnett |
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Norma Jean Burnett Birth: February 14, 1927 26 23 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1993 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |