Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Ralph
L.
Shaffer
POW (WWII)

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Signalman Second Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Channel Islands)

    Action Date:

    July 20, 1945 – 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Signalman Second Class Ralph L. Shaffer (NSN: 6143570), United States Navy, was captured during World War II, and was held by German forces as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in 1945.