Shreffler, Lyle James

1921 - 1945  (23 years)

• Name	Shreffler, Lyle James
  Birth	3 Nov 1921	Alma, Marion County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SHRE.L002
  _FGRAVE	86497405
  Military Service	World War II, 2nd Lieutenant, Company L, 382nd Infantry, 96th Infantry ("Deadeye") Division  [1]
  	Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2531885
  		News Articles, Lyle Shreffler (1921-1945) Contributed by Sherry Hall
  		World War II Honoree, Shreffler, Lyle James (1921-1945)
  		Lyle James Shreffler (1921-1945)
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Second Lieutenant, United States Armed Forces
  		Second Lieutenant Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces, comparable to NATO OF-1 rank.
  		United States Army Officer Rank Insignia
  		Staff Sergeant (abbreviated as S/Sgt.), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Shreffler, Lyle James (1921-1945)
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		96th Infantry ("Deadeye") Division, United States Army
  		96th Infantry Division ("Deadeye"), United States Army
  		382nd Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  Death	20 Apr 1945	Okinawa, Japan   [1]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  Burial	Alma Cemetery, Alma, Marion County, Illinois   [1]
  	North Section; Row 6
  		Headstone, Shreffler, Lyle J
  		Headstone, Shreffler, Lyle J. Plot: North Section; Row 6
  		Last Rites held Sunday for Lt Lyle J. Shreffler
  Person ID	I50070	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Shreffler, Cecil Lyle,   b. 1885   d. 1962 (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Black, Lillie Leora,   b. 1901   d. 1987 (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F18059	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Nov 1921 - Alma, Marion County, Illinois Death - Cause: Killed in Action - 20 Apr 1945 - Okinawa, Japan Burial - - Alma Cemetery, Alma, Marion County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13335] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Shreffler, Lyle J, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86497405/lyle-james-shreffler), none. (Reliability: 2).