Shafer, Virgil D.

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• Reference Number: SHAF.V002
• _FGRAVE: 61693119
• Military Service: World War II, Lieutenant Junior Grade, United States Navy

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Virgil D. Shafer, 80, of Clay City, IL died August 3, 1993, at his residence.

Mr. Shafer was retired as the Clay County Superintendent of Schools; a Charter member of the Clay City Christian Church, Clay City Lion's Club, Retired Teacher's Association, Clay City American Legion, and the Flora V. F. W.

Survivors include his wife, Helen Shafer; two sons, William and James Shafer; a daughter, Joann Poorman; one brother, William Shafer; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers.

Funeral services were held in the Chapel of Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City, IL. Brother Jeff Noah officiated.

Burial was in Crest Haven Cemetery, Claremont, IL. A Military service was held at the graveside.

Memorials can be made to the Pine Haven Children Ranch School, St. Ignatius, Montana.

(Published Clay County Advocate Press)

Military Service:
Commissioned and entered active service on June 27, 1944 at Naval Training Station, Hollywood, Florida. Took advanced training courses at Naval Amphibious Training Base, Solomons, Maryland. Served as officer-in-charge aboard Landing Craft, Tank Vessels USS LCT-1404 and USS LCT-876, and as deck officer aboard the Landing Ship, Medium USS LSM-232. Honorably released from active duty as a Lieutenant, Junior Grade, on April 7, 1946 at the Naval Officer Separation Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Earned the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star, and the WWII Victory Medal.

This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2298242

Died:
Virgil D. Shafer, 80, of Clay City, IL died August 3, 1993, at his residence.

Buried:
Burial was in Crest Haven Cemetery, Claremont, IL. A Military service was held at the graveside.

Virgil married Witt, Helen W. on 21 Jul 1934 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois. Helen was born on 24 Sep 1913 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; died on 23 Apr 2005 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Shafer, J.R.
2. Shafer, J.
3. Shafer, William David 'Bill' was born on 29 Mar 1941 in Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois; died on 2 Oct 2014 in Washington; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington.

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• Reference Number: SHAF.V004
• _FGRAVE: 35455316
• Military Service: World War I,

Notes:

Vonda Shafer, 57, a veteran of World War I passed away Sunday morning at a veterans' hospital at Jacksonville, IL

He is the son of W. S. Shafer of Olney.

He was born in Richland County on January 30, 1888.

Besides his father he leaves two sons, W. M. Shafer of Lake Bluff, IL and Virgil D. Shafer of the U. S. Navy, now in the Pacific. Also a sister, Mrs. Floy Adamson of Claremont, and a brother Joy Shafer of Robinson, and three grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Tuesday with interment at Haven Hill Cemetery.

Buried:
Vonda Shafer, 57, a veteran of World War I passed away Sunday morning at a veterans' hospital at Jacksonville, IL

Vonda married Fisher, Sarah Jane. Sarah was born in Mar 1892 in Richland County, Illinois; died in 1971; was buried in Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: FISH.S002