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In memory of
Robert Roy Schaeffer
SR PURSER PHM, US Merchant Marine
June 17, 1925 to August 29, 2006
- US Merchant Marine
- 1925 to 2006
- World War II
- Washington
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- Branch
- US Merchant Marine
- Rank
- SR PURSER PHM
- Wars
- World War II
- Born
- June 17, 1925
- Died
- August 29, 2006
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration
Accessed September 24, 2026. Confirms name, date of birth, date of death, branch, rank, and cemetery. Open dataset 3u66-fxug, decedent 7580129, last updated by the VA September 12, 2006.
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