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Richard W. Shires 1942 - 2008

Richard Wayne Shires of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas was born on February 6, 1942, and died at age 66 years old on August 2, 2008.
Richard Wayne Shires
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 76123
February 6, 1942
August 2, 2008
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  • 02/6
    1942

    Birthday

    February 6, 1942
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Nationality & Locations

    Dallas County, Texas
  • 08/2
    2008

    Death

    August 2, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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    Richard W. Shires lived 7 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 66.
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In 1942, in the year that Richard W. Shires was born, from January 7th through April 9th, the Battle of Bataan was fought in the Philippines. At the end of the battle, the U.S. and Filipino forces surrendered and a three-year occupation of the Philippines by Japan began. Between 60,000 and 80,000 American and Filipino soldiers surrendered and were marched around 60 to 69 miles - most were beaten, abused, or killed. Named the Bataan Death March, it was later declared to be a war crime.
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In 1961, at the age of 19 years old, Richard was alive when on May 5th, Navy Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard, Jr., made the first manned Project Mercury flight, MR-3, in a spacecraft he named Freedom 7. He was the second man to go into space, the first was Yuri Gagarin - a Soviet cosmonaut.
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Richard Shires' Family Tree & Friends

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Richard W. Shires

August 23, 1969
Marriage date
Dallas County, TX
Marriage location
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September 15, 1989
Divorce date
Dallas County, TX
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