Schaefer Alvin C.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Alvin C. Schaefer

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

37477372

Unit:

2nd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron

Date of Death:

1945-06-19

State:

Nebraska

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Alvin C. Schaefer was born in 1923 in Nebraska. He served in the 2nd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron as a Staff Sergeant and Gunner of an aircraft during World War II. He was declared "Missing in Action" on June 19, 1945 and is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

Ssgt Schaefer was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is also commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov