The Shemwell Family

Curtis Wayne “Gassy” DoranAge: 72 years19211994

Name
Curtis Wayne “Gassy” Doran
Given names
Curtis Wayne
Surname
Doran
Nickname
Gassy
Birth March 1, 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
Birth of a son
#1
Stephen Curtis “Steve” Doran
August 13, 1947 (Age 26 years)
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
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 February 5, 1994 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Murray City Cemetery
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himself
Curtis Wayne “Gassy” Doran
Birth: March 1, 1921Tennessee, United States
Death: February 5, 1994Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
wife
Earleen Shemwell
Birth: April 27, 1924 33 26Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 5, 2022Almo, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
daughter
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son
Stephen Curtis “Steve” Doran
Birth: August 13, 1947 26 23Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, United States
Death: March 20, 2020Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, United States
daughter
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daughter
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