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SHAFFER, William Leotha - Date of
birth
15 October 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Decatur, Wise County, Texas -
Hometown
Wichita County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38629190 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 October 1944 - Place of
death
Grevenmacher, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 13 | 72 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Daniel D. Shaffer (father)
Della M. (Price) Shaffer (mother)
Frances G. Shaffer (sister)
Annie L. Shaffer (sister)
Charles S. Shaffer (brother)
Rosie M. Shaffer (sister)
Homer S. Shaffer (brother)
Mollie M. Shaffer (sister)
Joseph F. Shaffer (brother)
Daniel A. Shaffer (brother)
Elba L. Shaffer (sister)
Lewis E. Shaffer (sister)
Edith L. (Culver) Shaffer (wife)
Buford W. Shaffer (son)
More information
Pvt William L. Shaffer enlisted in Dallas, Texas on 14 January 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Andilly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / The Shaffer Family Tree / 1930/1940 Census, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org
Photo source: -, www.ancestry.com – Carol Shaffer Cecil