Union County Veterans Remembrance Committee

Permanent Veteran Record

Martin VanBuren Shirk

BranchArmy
RankTechnician Fourth Grade
Conflict / EraWorld War II
Years of Service1942 – 1945
Date of Birth01/21/1920
Date of Death06/18/2005
HometownLiberty, OH
AwardsBronze Star, Good Conduct Medal; American Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 battle stars
Burial LocationLiberty Twp: Raymond
Monument PaverSection E
SourceCertificate of Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 3, p. 476

Overseas service: Central Europe. Church: Millcreek Church of Christ. School: Liberty Rural High School. Blackcat Tanks with General George C. Patton; serial #35614949; entered into active service on 12/01/1942; 6 months and 7 days of foreign service; battles served in: Rhineland, Central Europe; honorable discharge on 11/24/1945 from Separation Center, Fort Knox, Kentucky

Printed from the UCVRC Veterans Database · Courthouse Veterans Monument