Jimmy A. Kirkendoll Jr (born 1955)

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Jimmy A. Kirkendoll Jr & Shonna M. (Wooten) Kirkendoll

January 4, 1988 - February 23, 1989 Lubbock County, TX

Jimmy A. Kirkendoll Jr

Shonna M. (Wooten) Kirkendoll

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Shonna M. (Wooten) Kirkendoll

around 1972 - Unknown

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Anton & Mary (Kirkendoll) Taylor Grosner, Indiana

Added: Oct 30, 2012

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In 1955, in the year that Jimmy A. Kirkendoll Jr was born, in January, President Eisenhower sent direct aid to South Vietnam. In February, U.S. advisors were sent to train troops.

In 1968, on January 31st, the North Vietnamese launched the Tet Offensive, a turning point in the Vietnam War. 70,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces swarmed into South Vietnam. The South Vietnamese and US troops held off the offensive but it was such fierce fighting that the U.S. public began to turn against the war.

In 1976, on August 4th, a mysterious illness struck an American Legion convention in Philadelphia. Within a week, 25 people had died and 130 people had been hospitalized. It was the first known instance of what came to be called "Legionnaires Disease."

In 1980, on April 24th, a rescue attempt was begun in the Iranian Hostage Crisis. The attempt failed and 8 US servicemen were killed. Eight helicopters had been sent for the mission, but only 5 arrived in operating condition., Since the military had advised that the mission be aborted if there were fewer than 6 helicopters, President Carter stopped it. Upon leaving, a helicopter collided with a transport plane and the men were killed.

In 1993, on January 20th, William J. Clinton became the 42nd President of the United States. He beat incumbent George H.W. Bush who was seeking his second term. Clinton won 43.01% of the popular vote to Bush's 37.45%. An independent candidate, Ross Perot, won 18.91% - the most votes for an independent candidate since Teddy Roosevelt's run for President in 1912.