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SHREFFLER, Walter Oliver - Date of
birth
18 June 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio -
Hometown
Gibsonburg, Sandusky County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35556921 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of St. Dié - Etival-Clairefontaine, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 13 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
George W. Shreffler (father)
Olive (Vallance) Shreffler (mother)
Allen G. Shreffler (brother)
More information
Sgt Walter O. Shreffler attended high school for three years and was employed at the Erie Proving Grounds before he enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 11 June 1943.In October 1944, Sgt Shreffler was wounded by artillery shell fragments in his neck and arm. He was discharged from the hospital in November 1944.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the thorax.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Catherine Clemens Sevenau