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SHAFFER, Guy Mervin - Date of
birth
12 July 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Redbank Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Mayport, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33893411 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Messelhausen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 17 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Samuel S. Shaffer (father)
Elsie C. (Brocious) Shaffer (mother)
Florence L. Shaffer (sister)
Doris I. Shaffer (sister)
Lois E. Shaffer (sister)
Norma K. Shaffer (sister)
Sammy C. Shaffer (brother)
Carl K. Shaffer (brother)
More information
Pfc Guy M. Shaffer enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 6 October 1944.Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen – Company’s / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Nancy L. Goodman, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Dawn Barilow Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com – Burke Stoughton
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