Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Sh- surnames |
Michael N. Shay, Jr. was born Nov. 29, 1918 to Michael N. (Sr.) and Lulu Martin Shay. He died Dec. 19, 1944 and is buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium. He has a cenotaph in Calvary Cemetery, Wichita, KS.
Sgt. Shay served in World War II with the U.S. Army 73rd Field Artillery Battalion, 9th Armored Division and was KIA in the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
William Edward Shay was born Nov. 10, 1918 to William L. and Caroline Hart Shay. He died Nov. 15, 1982 and is buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Benton Township, Ringgold County, IA.
William served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
John William Shafer was born Sept. 15, 1919 to John W. and Grace Ferguson Shafer. He died Oct. 22, 2000 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Mount Ayr, IA.
Sgt. Shafer served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Earnest Durward Shaha was born July 3, 1923 to Joseph and Mary Murray Shaha. He died June 23, 2003 and is buried in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Whittier, CA.
Pvt. Shaha served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Marvin Dean Shields was born Dec. 26, 1924 to Vern and Ida Shields. He died June 10, 2005 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Mount Ayr, IA.
Sgt. Shields served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Alfred Shrimpton was born Sept. 14, 1921 to John Orval and Ida Thelma Britt Shrimpton. He died Jan. 10, 1945 and is buried in Graceland Cemetery, Creston, IA.
Pvt. Shrimpton served in World War II with the U.S. Army Engineers and died in the Philippines of wounds received in action.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2021