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SHAPLIN, Alfred Cookman Jr - Date of
birth
25 March 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Berks County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-406383 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
unknown -
Unit
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 November 1944 - Place of
death
Düren, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 16 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Alfred C. Shaplin Sr. (father)
Helen L. (Fulkerson) Shaplin (mother)
Judson T. Shaplin (brother)
Carolyn L. (Schofer) Shaplin (wife)
Robert P. Shaplin (son)
More information
Captain Shaplin attended Reading High School in Reading and Lafayette College at Easton, Pennsylvania.
Source of information: Erwin Derhaag, Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, Skillman Library at Lafayette College, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees, www.findagrave.com, http://digital.lafayette.edu
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, http://digital.lafayette.edu - Skillman Library at Lafayette College, www.ancestry.com - Reading High School Yearbook 1933