Richard WelchAge: 59 years1916–1976
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- Richard Welch
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- Richard
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- Welch
 Birth | December 21, 1916 23 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 11 days)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 12 months)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 12 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 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Morris Welch October 17, 1938 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Elizabeth Skaggs March 13, 1948 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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 brother | Thomas E Welch Jr. January 14, 1957 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a mother | Grace Smith November 11, 1967 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 | May 15, 1976 (Age 59 years) |
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Thomas E Welch Death: |
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Grace Smith Birth: January 14, 1893 26 Death: November 11, 1967 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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Thomas E Welch Jr. Birth: November 5, 1911 18 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: January 14, 1957 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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Carrie Elizabeth Welch Birth: September 14, 1913 20 — Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: |
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Pauline Welch Birth: January 29, 1915 22 — Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: |
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Richard Welch Birth: December 21, 1916 23 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States Death: May 15, 1976 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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Richard Welch Birth: December 21, 1916 23 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States Death: May 15, 1976 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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