Union County Veterans Remembrance Committee

Permanent Veteran Record

John Manus Shaffer

BranchNavy
RankSeaman First Class
Conflict / EraWorld War II
Years of Service1942 – 1945
Date of Birth10/19/1925
Date of Death06/21/2003
HometownFranklin County, Columbus, Ohio, OH
AwardsPurple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation, American Area and Asiatic - Pacific Area
Burial LocationGlen Rest- Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Monument PaverSection E
SourceCertificate of Honorable Discharge, Union County Recorder's Office, Vol. 15, p. 464-465; Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 475, p. 465 | MJT Obit

Overseas service: Pacific Island Invasion - Gilbert Islands - Kwajalein atoll - Taroa atoll - Truk - Jaluit atoll - Emirau Island - Palau Island - Woleai Island - New Guinea - Truk - Marianas - Saipan - Phillipine Sea - Formosa - Leyote - Iwo Jima - Okinawa. Church: Pharisburg United Methodist. School: North High School - Columbus, Ohio.

Printed from the UCVRC Veterans Database · Courthouse Veterans Monument