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SHUMAKER, David J - Date of
birth
15 June 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Beaver City, Beaver County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Conoy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33841956 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 January 1945 - Place of
death
Ligneuville, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 8 | 33 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph C. Shumaker (father)
Lyda O. (Bickerstaff) Shumaker (mother)
Anne E. Shumaker (sister)
Catherine M. Shumaker (wife)
William E. Shumaker (son)
Patricia A. Shumaker (daughter)
Lawrence E. Shumaker (son)
More information
Pvt David J. Shumaker enlisted at Fort G. Meade, Maryland on 24 February 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / various Family Trees, www.oldhickory30th.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet