SCHAEFER, William John Henry
A87044
30th RECCE, Reconnaissance Regiment (C Squad)
Trooper, Private
Born: November 23rd 1917, Lot 20, Conc. 4, South Easthope
Living: 1839 Buckingham., Windsor, ON

Attended: S.S. 8, Sebastopol
After School: Moved to Windsor in 1938, worked at Chrysler Canada 1940

Enlisted: July 11th 1942, Windsor
Trained: London, ON; Dunduran, Sask.
Served: Italy, France, Germany, England
Medals or Awards: 1939-45 Star; Italy, France, Germany Star;Defence Medal, CVSM and Clasp
Discharged: January 21st 1946, London, Wolseley Barracks
After the War: Returned to Chrysler Canada in February 1946; retired March 1977

Family: Parents - William Schaefer and Clara Weitzel
Sister - Irma Darroch
Brothers - Lorne, Wilfred
Married Mary Clotens on February 8th, 1947, died May 18th, 1996
Daughter - Karen, born May 2nd, 1948
Grandchildren - Kevin, Kathy, Kirk
Great Grandchildren - Savannah in South Carolina, Jayla in Leamington