Military Involvement
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William Ralph Shafer was born Aug. 18, 1920 to Ross J. and Amanda Craig Shafer. He died Nov. 20, 1943 and is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, MO.
Pvt. Shafer served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps, 2nd Marine Division and was KIA on Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands.
Source: ancestry.com
Loren William Sharp was born Dec. 4, 1925 to Elba L. and Ruby E. Thompson Sharp. He died Mar. 8, 1988 and is buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Des Moines, IA.
Pvt. Sharp served in World War II with the U.S. Army on Luzon.
Source: ancestry.com
Lewis Albert Shearer was born May 4, 1912 to Walter and Mabel Acton Shearer. He died Jan. 1, 1989 and is buried in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Sgt. Shearer served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Thomas Ross Shears was born Dec. 22, 1924 to Henry and Hester Berry Shears. He died Aug. 22, 2008 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Shears served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Curtis Leroy Shiffer was born Nov. 3, 1924 to Curtis and Dollie May Brooks Shiffer. He died Nov. 2, 2020 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Shiffer served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Marvin M. Shillman was born June 9, 1925 to Frederick W. and Alvina Stroschein Shillman. He died Dec. 27, 2016 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Shillman served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
George Roberts Shipler was born Apr. 13, 1926 to Nelson Ross and Violet Beatrice Roberts Shipler. He died Feb. 29, 2016 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Shipler served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
John Harding Short was born Feb. 9, 1921 to Clyde E. and Martha Harding Short. He died Nov. 1, 2003.
John served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps 1st Defense Battalion, 5th Marine Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Virgil William Short was born June 18, 1924 to William Abraham and Carrie Enid Lundy Short. He died Apr. 13, 1985 and is buried in Chapel Hill Gardens, Des Moines, IA. Virgil served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Walter Elwood Shotwell was born Apr. 25, 1921 to LeRoy and Pearl Reigard Shotwell. He died Aug. 16, 2014 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
1st Lt Shotwell served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. Capt. Shotwell served with the U.S. Air Force in Korea. As a pilot he flew 486 combat cargo missions over Japanese occupied Burma, earning three Bronze Stars, five Air Medals and two Distinguished Flying Crosses.
Source: ancestry.com
John William Shoup was born July 3, 1921 to Newell Lewis and Lena Belle McIntosh Shoup. He died Feb. 24, 2015 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Shoup served with the U.S. Army in World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Jun 2019; updated Apr & Sep 2020; updated Jul 2022 & Aug 2023 & Jun 2024