William Don Saffel
Private, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, U. S. Army
Killed in Action 19 June 1944, Normandy.
Compiled by Linda Cunningham Fluharty.
Private, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, U. S. Army
Killed in Action 19 June 1944, Normandy.
Compiled by Linda Cunningham Fluharty.
WILLIAM DON SAFFEL, born 17 November 1922 (per birth record) in Tyler County, W.Va., was the son of Don W. Saffel and Alma Booher, married in Tyler County in 1916.
1930 Census, McElroy District, Tyler County, W.Va.
#133 - Indian Creek
Don W Soffel, Head, 37, Laborer Oil Field, b. W.Va.
Alma Soffel, Wife, 43, b. W.Va.
Eithel Soffel, Daughter, 9, b. W.Va.
Don Soffel, Son, 7, b. W.Va.
Lorraine Soffel, Daughter, 5, b. W.Va.
James Soffel, Son, 2, b. W.Va.
Lorna Soffel, Daughter, 3 months, b. W.Va.1940 Census, McElroy District, Tyler County, W.Va.
#146 - Indian Creek
D W Soffel, Head, 43, Laborer Farm, b. W.Va.
Alma Soffel, Wife, 53, b. W.Va.
Eithel Soffel, Daughter, 9, b. W.Va.
Don Soffel, Son, 17, b. W.Va.
Lorraine Soffel, Daughter, 15, b. W.Va.
James Soffel, Son, 12, b. W.Va.
Betty Soffel, Daughter, 10, b. W.Va.
William D. Saffel enlisted in the U. S. Army 10 May 1943 at Clarksburg, W.Va.
He had a grammar school education.
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
