I wanted to
remember all those veterans who have honorably
served our country. If you know of a descendant
of Casper who is not included, yet they
served and was discharged under honorable
conditions, please give me their information
and I will be delighted to add them.
I would especially like to identify a World War I
veteran. At the present time (May 2005) I have not found
any.
Known Revolutionary War Veterans
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Relation To Casper
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Rank
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Name
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Served With
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Son
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Colonel
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Peter B. Shaver
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To be Developed.
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Son
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Captain
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Abraham Shaver
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Commanding Troop, Second Squadron, Second
Regiment, Cavalry, NJ. Marched to Morristown in aid
of Washington.
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Son
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Captain
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Isaac Shaver
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Sussex County Militia, 1st Company of Light Horse
Captain and Conductor of the Team Brigade,
Wagonmaster Generals Department, NJ.
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Known Civil War Veterans
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Relation To Casper
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Rank
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Name
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Served With
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Great Grandson
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Captain
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Alexander C. Shaffer [son of Peter Bernhardt
Schaeffer and Rebecca Howie Vail]
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10 August, 1861 - three years. He served in the
Second New York Cavalry, better known as the
Harris Light Cavalry, Company A. Note: Captain
Shaffer's story of service, capture (he was a
prisoner at Libby)
and escape is found in "Memoirs and
Reminiscences" I will include his story at a
later date.
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2nd Great Grandson
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Lieutenant Colonel
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William Bell Shafer
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November, 1861 ~ July, 1884 He also served in
the Second New York Cavalry, known as the
Harris Light Cavalry. Read his regiment's
announcement of Col Shafer's resignation.
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We have no known World War I Vets at this time.
Known World War II Veterans
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Relation To Casper
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Rank
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Name
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Served With
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4th Great Grandson
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Captain
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Allen Osborne Shafer
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U.S. Army - 167th Field Artillery U.S. Army -
Air Corps. 397 Air Borne Squadron in Aleutian
Islands 1941 ~ 1946
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4th Great Granddaughter
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Lt.
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Katherine Bentley Shafer
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Graduate of John Hopkins Nursing School U.S.
Army - Flight Nurse Operated out of Air Bases
on Saipan
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4th Great Grandson
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Pfc.
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Archibald Burton Shafer
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U.S. Army - Medic 25 Jul. 1944 ~ 25 Sep. 1945
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4th Great Grandson
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SSgt.
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Dudley Alexander Shafer
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U.S. Army Dec. 1943 ~ Sep. 1947
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5th Great Grandson
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Lt.
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Edward Melick Townsend
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U. S. Army - Air Corps, 1942~1945 Pilot in the
Pacific Theater Stationed at Solomon Islands.
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Known Viet Nam to Present Veterans
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Relation To Casper
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Rank
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Name
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Served With
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5th Great Grandson
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Major
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G. Carlton Shafer, III
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U.S. Marines 1979 ~ 1991 1991 ~ 1999 Reserves
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5th Great Grandson
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Captain
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Thomas Ogle Shafer
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U.S. Air Force 1983 ~ 1987
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5th Great Grandson
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AECS
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Arnold Burton Shafer
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U .S. Navy - Air June 1956 ~ June 1958; October
1959 ~ December 1977.
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5th Great Grandson
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ADR3
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Carl Richard Shafer
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U.S. Navy - Air August 1966 ~ August 1969
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5th Great Grandson
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AN
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Allen Woodrow Shafer
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U.S. Navy - Air June 1971 ~ March 1972
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6th Great Grandson
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STS3 (SS)
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Carl Richard Shafer II
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U.S. Navy - Subs January 1996 ~ October 1999
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6th Great Grandson
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MM1 (SS)
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Zachary L. Shafer
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U.S. Navy - Nuclear April 2000 ~ April 2006
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"Veterans"
