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SHOFFNER, Clyde - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Tennessee -
Hometown
Campbell County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14004962 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
16 February 1945 - Place of
death
Westbank of the Rur River, opposite of Niederau, south of Düren, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 13 | 40 |
Immediate family
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Members
Adron C. Shoffner (father)
Minnie (Chadwell) Shoffner (mother)
Gladys M. Shoffner (sister)
Johnnie Shoffner (brother)
Jay P. Shoffner (brother)
William H. Shoffner (brother)
More information
T/Sgt Clyde Shoffner joined the Regular Army in Fort Jackson Columbia, South Carolina on 8 July 1940.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 13th Infantry Regiment
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Astrid, The Knoxville Journal