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Personal info

Full name
SHAUVER, Melvin Jr
Date of birth
16 June 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Portland, Jay County, Indiana
Hometown
Portland, Jay County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35894129
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 March 1945
Place of death
Aegidienberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 2 15

Immediate family

Members
Melvin Shauver (father)
Rachael Shauver (mother)
Jess E. Shauver (brother)
Ruby Shauver (sister)
Mary E. Shauver (sister)
Florence F. Shauver (sister)
Dorothy Shauver (sister)
Louise Shauver (sister)
Bettie S. Shauver (sister)
Jean A. Shauver (sister)
Catherine M. (Cassidy) Shauver (wife)
Jerry W. Shauver (son)
Shirley M. Shauver (daughter)

More information

Pfc Melvin Shauver Jr. enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 8 September 1943 and was sent overseas in November 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / United States Social Security Death Index, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, Vigo County Library. Army-Navy Casualties April 13, 1945, www.newspapers.com - The Muncie Star Press

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Arvid Bux