US PARAS 2 Shaffer, John Andrew

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Shaffer​

• FORENAME

John Andrew​

• UNIT

506 Infantry Regiment (Airmobile) (Company B,3 Bn)​

• RANK

First Lieutenant​

• NUMBER

0-59381076​

• DATE OF DEATH

28th January 1970​

• AGE

22​

• GRAVESITE

Oakwood Cemetery,Syracuse,Onondaga County,New York Section 102 Lot 204​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Syracuse,New York​

born 12.3.1947 Syracuse,New York​

son of John E. and Marilyn (nee Byer) Shaffer,410 Scott Avenue,Syracuse,New York​

father (1922-93) served as Major USAAF in WW2​

single​

graduated Nottingham High School​

attended Syracuse University​

entered service March 1968​

graduated OCS,Fort Benning 8.2.1969 (2Lt)​

promoted 1st Lt 27.1.1970​

KIA Hill 474,Binh Dinh Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 14W Line 77​

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