Joseph D R Shaffer
Military ROLL OF HONOUR"First U.S.A.F. Pilot to down the enemy in Europe. Decorated in life with his countries honors. Giving that life for his country's freedom.
He flies on the beams of the sun his vigil never over till peace is won".
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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
- 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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Other Killed in action |
30 May 1944 | ||
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Born |
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Buried |
Plot C Row 6 Grave 22 |
Revisions
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104022921/joseph-d_r-shaffer;
Information from a list of signatures suggested to be of airmen in the 405th Fighter Group, 511th Fighter Squadron, at St. Dizier, France, supplied by Don Scott of Ventura, California, in September 2021.;
https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/shaffer%3Djoseph