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in August 1938. He participated in the patrols off the coast of
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Here is the ribbon bar of Brigadier General Austin C. Shofner:
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Order of the Cloud and Banner with Special Cravat (4th Class)
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and then part of the only successful escape from a Japanese
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Shofner Lutheran Church Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee
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until the end of September 1945 and subsequently left for
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in May 1941 as a member of the Headquarters Company of
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1571:"US Marine Corps in World War II â HyperWar (Okinawa)"
1536:"US Marine Corps in World War II â HyperWar (Peleliu)"
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United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
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team during the 1946 season. He assumed duty in the
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746:2nd Marine Regiment
644:Robert S. Beightler
636:1st Marine Division
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589:1st Marine Division
408:2nd Marine Regiment
400:6th Marine Regiment
334:Bachelor of Science
242:Operation Beleaguer
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1953:1999 deaths
1948:1916 births
1770:(1925â1930)
1762:(1921â1924)
1575:ibiblio.org
1540:ibiblio.org
1402:The Pacific
1121:Silver Star
846:Decorations
832:Shelbyville
812:Dardanelles
792:6th Marines
553:by General
477:Silver Star
465:Silver Star
258:Silver Star
115: /
43:Nickname(s)
1942:Categories
1520:January 7,
1260:References
1186:with four
1141:Combat "V"
818:Retirement
668:Combat "V"
504:Cabanatuan
457:Corregidor
393:California
374:USS Nevada
304:Early life
128:Allegiance
103:86°19â˛48âłW
100:35°26â˛49âłN
57:1916-03-03
1768:Tom Keady
828:Tennessee
481:U.S. Army
469:U.S. Army
322:Knoxville
151:1937â1959
1290:June 30,
416:Shanghai
166:Commands
136:Service/
1786:Unknown
1669:June 9,
1606:July 1,
1432:June 9,
1386:June 9,
1341:June 9,
754:colonel
692:Tianjin
634:of the
613:Peleliu
599:in the
546:Narwhal
500:Bilibid
479:by the
467:by the
298:Okinawa
294:Peleliu
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1849:(1946)
1841:(1942)
1822:(1939)
1809:(1937)
1788:(1933)
1754:(1920)
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796:Turkey
597:Pavuvu
518:, and
410:under
385:Hawaii
367:, and
250:Awards
138:branch
83:, U.S.
66:, U.S.
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1671:2017
1608:2018
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