John Was Born in 1955, and He Has Only Known

John was born in 1955, and he has only known prosperity in his lifetime. He remembers when President Kennedy was assassinated, primarily because his family purchased their first color television not long after that event. While he remembers the Vietnam War, he was too young to be drafted. To which generation does he belong?

A) pre-Depression generation
B) Depression generation
C) baby boom generation
D) Generation X
E) Generation Y