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Fansler, Grover Cleveland Jr., S/Sgt.
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Home Town Thomas
Date of Passing Jun 30, 1978
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STAFF SERGEANT GROVER CLEVELAND FANSLER JR. WORKED AS A CARPENTER'S HELPER BEFORE HE ENLISTED ON 15 MARCH 1939. HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE EAST INDIES CAMPAIGN (UNKNOWN UNIT) BEFORE BEING ASSIGNED TO THE 808TH FA BN. ON 24 SEPTEMBER S/SGT FANSLER SAILED FOR EUROPE WITH SERVICE BATTERY 808TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION UNTIL 11 SEPTEMBER 1945. DURING HIS TIME IN THE ARMY S/SGT FANSLER ALSO ATTENDED THE POST RADIO SCHOOL AT CAMP EDWARDS MISSISSIPPI. ON 11 NOVEMBER 1945 FANSLER WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT FORT MEADE MARYLAND. GROVER FANSLER PASSED AWAY IN THOMAS WEST VIRGINIA IN JUNE 1978.
The War Department existed from 1789 until September 18, 1947, when it split into Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force and joined the Department of the Navy as part of the new joint National Military Establishment (NME), renamed the United States Department of Defense in 1949.
