Private William Earl Shafer

1924 - 1945  (21 years)

• Name	William Earl Shafer
  Prefix	Private
  Born	4 Feb 1924	Blue Creek, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Mar 1945	Iwo Jima, Ogasawara Island, Japan   [1]
  Buried	23 Apr 1948
  Person ID	I206507	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Pharaoh E. Shafer,   b. 25 Jan 1894, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 4 Jun 1982, Florida, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Tressa Elizabeth Stoffel,   b. 15 Sep 1893, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 20 Aug 1937, Elkview, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 43 years)
  Married	15 Sep 1920	Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F69892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S329] West Virginia Deaths. Name: William Earl Shafer Event Date: 04 Mar 1945 Event Place: Volcano Islands, Iwo Jima, Japan Gender: Male Age (Expanded): 21 years 1 month Birth Date: 04 Feb 1924 Birthplace: Elkview, Kanawha, W. Va. Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Pharoah E. Shafer Father's Birthplace: Walton, W. Va. Mother's Name: Tressie Stoffel Mother's Birthplace: Elkview, Kanawha, W. Va. Burial Place: Elkview, Kanawha, W. Va. Burial Date: 23 Apr 1948 Affiliate Repository Type: County Records GS Film number: 460372 , Digital Folder Number: 4226833 , Image Number: 132 , Reference ID: v S p 18-20 [S645] West Virginia Marriage Records, 1853-1970. Name: P E Shafer Spouse's Name: Tressie Stoffel Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 1920 Event Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States Affiliate Repository Type: County Records GS Film number: 521722 , Digital Folder Number: 4226399 , Image Number: 00244