Daryl F Shaffer
MilitaryStaff Sergeant Daryl F Shaffer served as an Airplane & Engine Mechanic, and Rifle MKM, in the 9th Air Force's 405th Fighter Group, 511th Fighter Squadron.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
![A B-24 Liberator of the 392nd Bomb Group successfully bombs an airfield near St Dizier, France. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], '7 Jun 1944.' [stamp] Printed caption on reverse: 'NYP 21841 (KY). US PLANES BLAST GERMAN AIRFIELD IN FRANCE. A Liberator bomber of the Eighth US Army Air Force heads for its home base after helping to blast a German Airfield near St Dizier, in occupied France, where administrative building (upper right) burn fiercely and bombs explode on the dispersal area (](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380473.jpg.webp?itok=N7LVKsFH)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Robinson Air Base
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Peoria, IL, USA | 20 October 1942 | |
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Born |
Illinois, USA | ||
| Madison County, IL, USA |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Correspondence with Daryl F Shaffer's daughter, Janet.
See also:
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…