Individual Details

Robert Vernon SHEPLER

(25 Nov 1923 - Aft 8 Dec 1955)

Public tree at ancestry:http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?pid=-2105268615&tid=137310&ssrc=. has his middle name and a full birth date. Birth date notverified.

Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, Indiana), August 5, 1942:
The Kokomo recruiting station announced the names of the most recentU. S. Army enrollees. Robert Vernon Shepler, age 18, brother of MissDorothy Bingaman, 857 Garfield avenue, Logansport. Also George RoyMcDowell, age 32, Marion.

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
about Robert V Shepler
Name: Robert V Shepler
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Indiana
State of Residence: Indiana
County or City: Cass

Enlistment Date: 18 Jul 1942
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Fort Benjamin Harrison
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or otheremergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the Presidentor otherwise according to law
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following:Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; Oneyear enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expireswhile in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Civil Life

Education: 4 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 66
Weight: 158

Events

Birth25 Nov 1923Indiana
Census1 Apr 1930Onward Village, Tipton Twp., Cass Co., IN, ED 30 Sh 1A; Robert J. Shepler, son, 6 (1923-24), born IN both parents born IN.
Graduation16 Apr 1942Bunker Hill High School, Robert V. Shepler is one of 16 seniors to receive diplomas.
Marriage8 Oct 1948Living
DeathAft 8 Dec 1955
Reference No10830

Families

SpouseLiving
FatherRussell Thomas SHEPLER (1895 - 1942)
MotherDella May HOPPER (1893 - 1937)
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SiblingJohn J. SHEPLER (1918 - 1979)
SiblingRaymond G. SHEPLER (1920 - 1955)
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