The Shemwell Family

Genevieve KavanaughAge: 83 years19222006

Name
Genevieve Kavanaugh
Given names
Genevieve
Surname
Kavanaugh
Married name
Genevieve Shemwell
Birth April 9, 1922
Military service
LT US ARMY NURSE CORPS....WWII

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 daughter
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Joanne Shemwell
estimated 1951 (Age 28 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
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 18, 2006 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery
Family with Col. Elwood Howard “Woody” Shemwell - View this family
husband
Col. Elwood Howard “Woody” Shemwell
Birth: October 3, 1922 30 27Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: December 17, 2020Copperas Cove, Coryell, Texas, United States
herself
Genevieve Kavanaugh
Birth: April 9, 1922Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States
Death: February 18, 2006Copperas Cove, Coryell, Texas, United States
daughter
Joanne Shemwell
Birth: estimated 1951 28 28
Death: November 18, 2018Alamo Heights, Bexar, Texas, United States
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