Tuesday, June 5, 1945:
Mrs. Muriel Schafale, 1010 W. White St. received a telegram Tuesday from Gen. Vandergrift, commandant of the U.S. Marines saying that her son, Pfc. Jack Schafale had been killed in action fighting with the U.S. Marines on May 19th on Okinawa in the Rukuyu Islands. Jack was a member of the 4th Regiment of the Sixth Marines which was the raider regiment of the Marines. He took part in the invasion of Guam on his 20th birthday and came out without a scratch.
Schafale was born July 21, 1924 to George and Muriel Schafale at the home where his mother now lives. A sister preceded him in death. He was one of the outstanding athletes at the Marion High School, track and wrestling teams. In 1943, the year he graduated, was co-captain of the track team with Jewell Bethel. It seems a coincidence that his life and Bethel's have paralleled as they have. They were within one day of being the same age, took part in the same athletics and both have given their lives for their country. A week after he graduated from high school in 1943, he joined the Marines and went overseas in December of that year. Jack is the third to die in World War II from the service roll of the Zion Evangelical Reformed Church of Marion. William Broeking was first, being killed in action in Italy June 3, 1944 and Earl Fosse was reported killed in action in Belgium last Dec. 18. Jack was a carrier boy for the Daily Republican and rated by all his customers as "one of the best."
Saturday, July 21, 1945:
Memorial services will be held Sunday afternoon, 3:30 o'clock at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church for Pvt. Jack Schafale, who was killed in action May 19 on Okinawa. Jack Schafale, son of George and Muriel Schafale, was born in Marion on July 21, 1924. He was educated in the Marion schools and the Township High School, where he was one of the outstanding athletes. He was a member of the football, track and wrestling teams and in 1943, when he was a senior, he was co-captain of the track team with Jewell Bethel. A week after graduation he joined the Marines where he elected to be a Marine Raider. He went overseas in December, 1943. On his 20th birthday he took part in the invasion of Guam and escaped with a scratch. At the time of his death he was a member of the 4th Regiment of the Sixth Marines engaged in the invasion of Okinawa.
Jack was baptized and confirmed as a member of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church. His industry and ambition were demonstrated in his athletics and work. He carried papers throughout his High School days and was rated one of the best by all his customers. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Muriel Schafale; his father and step mother, Mr. and Mrs. George Schafale and two half sisters and a host of other relatives and friends.
Thursday, August 23, 1945:
Congressman C.W. Bishop on Thursday brought to Marion pictures of the graves of Pfc. Jack Schafale and Pfc. Jack Faulkner, Marion Marines, who lost their lives in the battle for Okinawa. The pictures made during the congressman's recent visit to the Pacific show Bishop placing a flag on the graves of the two Marion Marines. The name of each man is clearly distinguished in the photographs of the wooden crosses which mark the graves. The Congressman brought the pictures to Marion to the mothers of the two youths, Mrs. Muriel Schafale and Mrs. Oma Faulkner.
Wednesday, March 23, 1949:
The body of Jack Schafale, who was killed while serving in the Marine Corps in the invasion of Okinawa will arrive in Marion at 11:05 Saturday for final interment. The body will be taken to the home of Mrs. Muriel Schafale, mother of the deceased, 1010 W. White Street to remain until the funeral Sunday.
Friday, March 25, 1949:
A telegram has been received from the Quartermaster Corps Chief stating that the remains of the late Pfc. Jack Schafale would arrive in Marion at 11:05 am on Saturday. Pfc. Schafale was killed in action while fighting with the 4th Marines, 6th Marine Division on May 19, 1945 on Okinawa in the Rukuyu Islands and was interred with military honors in the 6th Marine Division Cemetery No. 1 on that island. The 4th Marines were composed of the four Marine Raider Battalions.
Jack was born on July 21, 1924 to George and Muriel Schafale at the home where his mother now resides. A sister preceded him in death. He was one of the outstanding athletes at the Marion High School, being a member of the football, track and wrestling teams his last three years in high school. A week after graduation from high school, in June, 1943, he joined the Marines and had his boot training at San Diego Marine Base and the first part of his Raider training at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California.
He went overseas in December of that year with the 32nd Replacement Company for the Marine Raiders. He was sent to New Caledonia and took further raider training. He took part in the invasion of Emirau in the spring of 1944 with the 2nd Battalion of the 4th Marines. On his 20th birthday, July 31, 1944 he participated in the invasion of Guam. At this time, the 4th Marines were attached to the 1st Provisional Brigade. On the first of April, 1945, Easter Sunday, he took part in the Okinawa invasion; and the 4th Marines spearheaded the attack on the Red Beach opposite the Yontan Airfield, this time being a part of the 6th Marine Division. After the capture of the north half of the island was completed, the 4th Marines on May 19 were sent to the southern part of the island, and Jack was killed that day on Sugar Loaf Hill. This was one of the most strategic points in the Okinawa campaign. The 6th Marine Division received the Presidential Unit Citation for the capture of Okinawa. According to information received by his mother from Chaplain William Larsen and men of the same company, Jack did a commendable job in combat.
Jack was baptized and confirmed as a member of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church of Marion. He will be remembered as a carrier boy for the Daily Republican and the Globe Democrat. His mother, Muriel Schafale is employed as a Visitor in the Williamson County Department of Public Assistance.
The remains will be taken from the train to the home of his mother at 1010 West White Street, Marion. The funeral will be held at 3:30 pm at the Evangelical and Reformed Church of Marion on Sunday, Rev. Everett Lynch, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by Marines of World War II, some of whom served with Pfc. Schafale overseas with the 4th Marines.
Saturday, March 26, 1949:
Final rites for Pfc. Jack Schafale who was killed in the Marine invasion of Okinawa will be held at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church Sunday at 3:30 pm.
Monday, March 28, 1949:
Funeral services for Pfc. Jack Schafale were held at 3:30 pm Sunday at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church with Rev. Everett Lynch in charge. Ivan Swan, accompanied at the piano by Miss Katherine Kaeser, sang "Whispering Hope," "Beyond the Sunset" and "Gone Our Beloved." Marines of World War II were pall bearers and conducted military rites at the graveside. The flower girls were Mesdames Ethel Stowers, Wanda Ladd, Maralee Radford, Earline Johns, Mary Kee, Mildred Gilkey, Lillian Hudgens, and Misses Vivian Swan, Pierina Castrole, Lenora Zanini, Bernice Ashley, Betty McClerren and Bernice Murray. Burial took place in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Muriel Schafale, 1010 W. White St. received a telegram Tuesday from Gen. Vandergrift, commandant of the U.S. Marines saying that her son, Pfc. Jack Schafale had been killed in action fighting with the U.S. Marines on May 19th on Okinawa in the Rukuyu Islands. Jack was a member of the 4th Regiment of the Sixth Marines which was the raider regiment of the Marines. He took part in the invasion of Guam on his 20th birthday and came out without a scratch.
Schafale was born July 21, 1924 to George and Muriel Schafale at the home where his mother now lives. A sister preceded him in death. He was one of the outstanding athletes at the Marion High School, track and wrestling teams. In 1943, the year he graduated, was co-captain of the track team with Jewell Bethel. It seems a coincidence that his life and Bethel's have paralleled as they have. They were within one day of being the same age, took part in the same athletics and both have given their lives for their country. A week after he graduated from high school in 1943, he joined the Marines and went overseas in December of that year. Jack is the third to die in World War II from the service roll of the Zion Evangelical Reformed Church of Marion. William Broeking was first, being killed in action in Italy June 3, 1944 and Earl Fosse was reported killed in action in Belgium last Dec. 18. Jack was a carrier boy for the Daily Republican and rated by all his customers as "one of the best."
Saturday, July 21, 1945:
Memorial services will be held Sunday afternoon, 3:30 o'clock at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church for Pvt. Jack Schafale, who was killed in action May 19 on Okinawa. Jack Schafale, son of George and Muriel Schafale, was born in Marion on July 21, 1924. He was educated in the Marion schools and the Township High School, where he was one of the outstanding athletes. He was a member of the football, track and wrestling teams and in 1943, when he was a senior, he was co-captain of the track team with Jewell Bethel. A week after graduation he joined the Marines where he elected to be a Marine Raider. He went overseas in December, 1943. On his 20th birthday he took part in the invasion of Guam and escaped with a scratch. At the time of his death he was a member of the 4th Regiment of the Sixth Marines engaged in the invasion of Okinawa.
Jack was baptized and confirmed as a member of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church. His industry and ambition were demonstrated in his athletics and work. He carried papers throughout his High School days and was rated one of the best by all his customers. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Muriel Schafale; his father and step mother, Mr. and Mrs. George Schafale and two half sisters and a host of other relatives and friends.
Thursday, August 23, 1945:
Congressman C.W. Bishop on Thursday brought to Marion pictures of the graves of Pfc. Jack Schafale and Pfc. Jack Faulkner, Marion Marines, who lost their lives in the battle for Okinawa. The pictures made during the congressman's recent visit to the Pacific show Bishop placing a flag on the graves of the two Marion Marines. The name of each man is clearly distinguished in the photographs of the wooden crosses which mark the graves. The Congressman brought the pictures to Marion to the mothers of the two youths, Mrs. Muriel Schafale and Mrs. Oma Faulkner.
Wednesday, March 23, 1949:
The body of Jack Schafale, who was killed while serving in the Marine Corps in the invasion of Okinawa will arrive in Marion at 11:05 Saturday for final interment. The body will be taken to the home of Mrs. Muriel Schafale, mother of the deceased, 1010 W. White Street to remain until the funeral Sunday.
Friday, March 25, 1949:
A telegram has been received from the Quartermaster Corps Chief stating that the remains of the late Pfc. Jack Schafale would arrive in Marion at 11:05 am on Saturday. Pfc. Schafale was killed in action while fighting with the 4th Marines, 6th Marine Division on May 19, 1945 on Okinawa in the Rukuyu Islands and was interred with military honors in the 6th Marine Division Cemetery No. 1 on that island. The 4th Marines were composed of the four Marine Raider Battalions.
Jack was born on July 21, 1924 to George and Muriel Schafale at the home where his mother now resides. A sister preceded him in death. He was one of the outstanding athletes at the Marion High School, being a member of the football, track and wrestling teams his last three years in high school. A week after graduation from high school, in June, 1943, he joined the Marines and had his boot training at San Diego Marine Base and the first part of his Raider training at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California.
He went overseas in December of that year with the 32nd Replacement Company for the Marine Raiders. He was sent to New Caledonia and took further raider training. He took part in the invasion of Emirau in the spring of 1944 with the 2nd Battalion of the 4th Marines. On his 20th birthday, July 31, 1944 he participated in the invasion of Guam. At this time, the 4th Marines were attached to the 1st Provisional Brigade. On the first of April, 1945, Easter Sunday, he took part in the Okinawa invasion; and the 4th Marines spearheaded the attack on the Red Beach opposite the Yontan Airfield, this time being a part of the 6th Marine Division. After the capture of the north half of the island was completed, the 4th Marines on May 19 were sent to the southern part of the island, and Jack was killed that day on Sugar Loaf Hill. This was one of the most strategic points in the Okinawa campaign. The 6th Marine Division received the Presidential Unit Citation for the capture of Okinawa. According to information received by his mother from Chaplain William Larsen and men of the same company, Jack did a commendable job in combat.
Jack was baptized and confirmed as a member of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church of Marion. He will be remembered as a carrier boy for the Daily Republican and the Globe Democrat. His mother, Muriel Schafale is employed as a Visitor in the Williamson County Department of Public Assistance.
The remains will be taken from the train to the home of his mother at 1010 West White Street, Marion. The funeral will be held at 3:30 pm at the Evangelical and Reformed Church of Marion on Sunday, Rev. Everett Lynch, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by Marines of World War II, some of whom served with Pfc. Schafale overseas with the 4th Marines.
Saturday, March 26, 1949:
Final rites for Pfc. Jack Schafale who was killed in the Marine invasion of Okinawa will be held at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church Sunday at 3:30 pm.
Monday, March 28, 1949:
Funeral services for Pfc. Jack Schafale were held at 3:30 pm Sunday at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church with Rev. Everett Lynch in charge. Ivan Swan, accompanied at the piano by Miss Katherine Kaeser, sang "Whispering Hope," "Beyond the Sunset" and "Gone Our Beloved." Marines of World War II were pall bearers and conducted military rites at the graveside. The flower girls were Mesdames Ethel Stowers, Wanda Ladd, Maralee Radford, Earline Johns, Mary Kee, Mildred Gilkey, Lillian Hudgens, and Misses Vivian Swan, Pierina Castrole, Lenora Zanini, Bernice Ashley, Betty McClerren and Bernice Murray. Burial took place in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
Tuesday, June 5, 1945:
Mrs. Muriel Schafale, 1010 W. White St. received a telegram Tuesday from Gen. Vandergrift, commandant of the U.S. Marines saying that her son, Pfc. Jack Schafale had been killed in action fighting with the U.S. Marines on May 19th on Okinawa in the Rukuyu Islands. Jack was a member of the 4th Regiment of the Sixth Marines which was the raider regiment of the Marines. He took part in the invasion of Guam on his 20th birthday and came out without a scratch.
Schafale was born July 21, 1924 to George and Muriel Schafale at the home where his mother now lives. A sister preceded him in death. He was one of the outstanding athletes at the Marion High School, track and wrestling teams. In 1943, the year he graduated, was co-captain of the track team with Jewell Bethel. It seems a coincidence that his life and Bethel's have paralleled as they have. They were within one day of being the same age, took part in the same athletics and both have given their lives for their country. A week after he graduated from high school in 1943, he joined the Marines and went overseas in December of that year. Jack is the third to die in World War II from the service roll of the Zion Evangelical Reformed Church of Marion. William Broeking was first, being killed in action in Italy June 3, 1944 and Earl Fosse was reported killed in action in Belgium last Dec. 18. Jack was a carrier boy for the Daily Republican and rated by all his customers as "one of the best."
Saturday, July 21, 1945:
Memorial services will be held Sunday afternoon, 3:30 o'clock at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church for Pvt. Jack Schafale, who was killed in action May 19 on Okinawa. Jack Schafale, son of George and Muriel Schafale, was born in Marion on July 21, 1924. He was educated in the Marion schools and the Township High School, where he was one of the outstanding athletes. He was a member of the football, track and wrestling teams and in 1943, when he was a senior, he was co-captain of the track team with Jewell Bethel. A week after graduation he joined the Marines where he elected to be a Marine Raider. He went overseas in December, 1943. On his 20th birthday he took part in the invasion of Guam and escaped with a scratch. At the time of his death he was a member of the 4th Regiment of the Sixth Marines engaged in the invasion of Okinawa.
Jack was baptized and confirmed as a member of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church. His industry and ambition were demonstrated in his athletics and work. He carried papers throughout his High School days and was rated one of the best by all his customers. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Muriel Schafale; his father and step mother, Mr. and Mrs. George Schafale and two half sisters and a host of other relatives and friends.
Thursday, August 23, 1945:
Congressman C.W. Bishop on Thursday brought to Marion pictures of the graves of Pfc. Jack Schafale and Pfc. Jack Faulkner, Marion Marines, who lost their lives in the battle for Okinawa. The pictures made during the congressman's recent visit to the Pacific show Bishop placing a flag on the graves of the two Marion Marines. The name of each man is clearly distinguished in the photographs of the wooden crosses which mark the graves. The Congressman brought the pictures to Marion to the mothers of the two youths, Mrs. Muriel Schafale and Mrs. Oma Faulkner.
Wednesday, March 23, 1949:
The body of Jack Schafale, who was killed while serving in the Marine Corps in the invasion of Okinawa will arrive in Marion at 11:05 Saturday for final interment. The body will be taken to the home of Mrs. Muriel Schafale, mother of the deceased, 1010 W. White Street to remain until the funeral Sunday.
Friday, March 25, 1949:
A telegram has been received from the Quartermaster Corps Chief stating that the remains of the late Pfc. Jack Schafale would arrive in Marion at 11:05 am on Saturday. Pfc. Schafale was killed in action while fighting with the 4th Marines, 6th Marine Division on May 19, 1945 on Okinawa in the Rukuyu Islands and was interred with military honors in the 6th Marine Division Cemetery No. 1 on that island. The 4th Marines were composed of the four Marine Raider Battalions.
Jack was born on July 21, 1924 to George and Muriel Schafale at the home where his mother now resides. A sister preceded him in death. He was one of the outstanding athletes at the Marion High School, being a member of the football, track and wrestling teams his last three years in high school. A week after graduation from high school, in June, 1943, he joined the Marines and had his boot training at San Diego Marine Base and the first part of his Raider training at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California.
He went overseas in December of that year with the 32nd Replacement Company for the Marine Raiders. He was sent to New Caledonia and took further raider training. He took part in the invasion of Emirau in the spring of 1944 with the 2nd Battalion of the 4th Marines. On his 20th birthday, July 31, 1944 he participated in the invasion of Guam. At this time, the 4th Marines were attached to the 1st Provisional Brigade. On the first of April, 1945, Easter Sunday, he took part in the Okinawa invasion; and the 4th Marines spearheaded the attack on the Red Beach opposite the Yontan Airfield, this time being a part of the 6th Marine Division. After the capture of the north half of the island was completed, the 4th Marines on May 19 were sent to the southern part of the island, and Jack was killed that day on Sugar Loaf Hill. This was one of the most strategic points in the Okinawa campaign. The 6th Marine Division received the Presidential Unit Citation for the capture of Okinawa. According to information received by his mother from Chaplain William Larsen and men of the same company, Jack did a commendable job in combat.
Jack was baptized and confirmed as a member of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church of Marion. He will be remembered as a carrier boy for the Daily Republican and the Globe Democrat. His mother, Muriel Schafale is employed as a Visitor in the Williamson County Department of Public Assistance.
The remains will be taken from the train to the home of his mother at 1010 West White Street, Marion. The funeral will be held at 3:30 pm at the Evangelical and Reformed Church of Marion on Sunday, Rev. Everett Lynch, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by Marines of World War II, some of whom served with Pfc. Schafale overseas with the 4th Marines.
Saturday, March 26, 1949:
Final rites for Pfc. Jack Schafale who was killed in the Marine invasion of Okinawa will be held at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church Sunday at 3:30 pm.
Monday, March 28, 1949:
Funeral services for Pfc. Jack Schafale were held at 3:30 pm Sunday at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church with Rev. Everett Lynch in charge. Ivan Swan, accompanied at the piano by Miss Katherine Kaeser, sang "Whispering Hope," "Beyond the Sunset" and "Gone Our Beloved." Marines of World War II were pall bearers and conducted military rites at the graveside. The flower girls were Mesdames Ethel Stowers, Wanda Ladd, Maralee Radford, Earline Johns, Mary Kee, Mildred Gilkey, Lillian Hudgens, and Misses Vivian Swan, Pierina Castrole, Lenora Zanini, Bernice Ashley, Betty McClerren and Bernice Murray. Burial took place in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Muriel Schafale, 1010 W. White St. received a telegram Tuesday from Gen. Vandergrift, commandant of the U.S. Marines saying that her son, Pfc. Jack Schafale had been killed in action fighting with the U.S. Marines on May 19th on Okinawa in the Rukuyu Islands. Jack was a member of the 4th Regiment of the Sixth Marines which was the raider regiment of the Marines. He took part in the invasion of Guam on his 20th birthday and came out without a scratch.
Schafale was born July 21, 1924 to George and Muriel Schafale at the home where his mother now lives. A sister preceded him in death. He was one of the outstanding athletes at the Marion High School, track and wrestling teams. In 1943, the year he graduated, was co-captain of the track team with Jewell Bethel. It seems a coincidence that his life and Bethel's have paralleled as they have. They were within one day of being the same age, took part in the same athletics and both have given their lives for their country. A week after he graduated from high school in 1943, he joined the Marines and went overseas in December of that year. Jack is the third to die in World War II from the service roll of the Zion Evangelical Reformed Church of Marion. William Broeking was first, being killed in action in Italy June 3, 1944 and Earl Fosse was reported killed in action in Belgium last Dec. 18. Jack was a carrier boy for the Daily Republican and rated by all his customers as "one of the best."
Saturday, July 21, 1945:
Memorial services will be held Sunday afternoon, 3:30 o'clock at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church for Pvt. Jack Schafale, who was killed in action May 19 on Okinawa. Jack Schafale, son of George and Muriel Schafale, was born in Marion on July 21, 1924. He was educated in the Marion schools and the Township High School, where he was one of the outstanding athletes. He was a member of the football, track and wrestling teams and in 1943, when he was a senior, he was co-captain of the track team with Jewell Bethel. A week after graduation he joined the Marines where he elected to be a Marine Raider. He went overseas in December, 1943. On his 20th birthday he took part in the invasion of Guam and escaped with a scratch. At the time of his death he was a member of the 4th Regiment of the Sixth Marines engaged in the invasion of Okinawa.
Jack was baptized and confirmed as a member of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church. His industry and ambition were demonstrated in his athletics and work. He carried papers throughout his High School days and was rated one of the best by all his customers. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Muriel Schafale; his father and step mother, Mr. and Mrs. George Schafale and two half sisters and a host of other relatives and friends.
Thursday, August 23, 1945:
Congressman C.W. Bishop on Thursday brought to Marion pictures of the graves of Pfc. Jack Schafale and Pfc. Jack Faulkner, Marion Marines, who lost their lives in the battle for Okinawa. The pictures made during the congressman's recent visit to the Pacific show Bishop placing a flag on the graves of the two Marion Marines. The name of each man is clearly distinguished in the photographs of the wooden crosses which mark the graves. The Congressman brought the pictures to Marion to the mothers of the two youths, Mrs. Muriel Schafale and Mrs. Oma Faulkner.
Wednesday, March 23, 1949:
The body of Jack Schafale, who was killed while serving in the Marine Corps in the invasion of Okinawa will arrive in Marion at 11:05 Saturday for final interment. The body will be taken to the home of Mrs. Muriel Schafale, mother of the deceased, 1010 W. White Street to remain until the funeral Sunday.
Friday, March 25, 1949:
A telegram has been received from the Quartermaster Corps Chief stating that the remains of the late Pfc. Jack Schafale would arrive in Marion at 11:05 am on Saturday. Pfc. Schafale was killed in action while fighting with the 4th Marines, 6th Marine Division on May 19, 1945 on Okinawa in the Rukuyu Islands and was interred with military honors in the 6th Marine Division Cemetery No. 1 on that island. The 4th Marines were composed of the four Marine Raider Battalions.
Jack was born on July 21, 1924 to George and Muriel Schafale at the home where his mother now resides. A sister preceded him in death. He was one of the outstanding athletes at the Marion High School, being a member of the football, track and wrestling teams his last three years in high school. A week after graduation from high school, in June, 1943, he joined the Marines and had his boot training at San Diego Marine Base and the first part of his Raider training at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California.
He went overseas in December of that year with the 32nd Replacement Company for the Marine Raiders. He was sent to New Caledonia and took further raider training. He took part in the invasion of Emirau in the spring of 1944 with the 2nd Battalion of the 4th Marines. On his 20th birthday, July 31, 1944 he participated in the invasion of Guam. At this time, the 4th Marines were attached to the 1st Provisional Brigade. On the first of April, 1945, Easter Sunday, he took part in the Okinawa invasion; and the 4th Marines spearheaded the attack on the Red Beach opposite the Yontan Airfield, this time being a part of the 6th Marine Division. After the capture of the north half of the island was completed, the 4th Marines on May 19 were sent to the southern part of the island, and Jack was killed that day on Sugar Loaf Hill. This was one of the most strategic points in the Okinawa campaign. The 6th Marine Division received the Presidential Unit Citation for the capture of Okinawa. According to information received by his mother from Chaplain William Larsen and men of the same company, Jack did a commendable job in combat.
Jack was baptized and confirmed as a member of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church of Marion. He will be remembered as a carrier boy for the Daily Republican and the Globe Democrat. His mother, Muriel Schafale is employed as a Visitor in the Williamson County Department of Public Assistance.
The remains will be taken from the train to the home of his mother at 1010 West White Street, Marion. The funeral will be held at 3:30 pm at the Evangelical and Reformed Church of Marion on Sunday, Rev. Everett Lynch, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by Marines of World War II, some of whom served with Pfc. Schafale overseas with the 4th Marines.
Saturday, March 26, 1949:
Final rites for Pfc. Jack Schafale who was killed in the Marine invasion of Okinawa will be held at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church Sunday at 3:30 pm.
Monday, March 28, 1949:
Funeral services for Pfc. Jack Schafale were held at 3:30 pm Sunday at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church with Rev. Everett Lynch in charge. Ivan Swan, accompanied at the piano by Miss Katherine Kaeser, sang "Whispering Hope," "Beyond the Sunset" and "Gone Our Beloved." Marines of World War II were pall bearers and conducted military rites at the graveside. The flower girls were Mesdames Ethel Stowers, Wanda Ladd, Maralee Radford, Earline Johns, Mary Kee, Mildred Gilkey, Lillian Hudgens, and Misses Vivian Swan, Pierina Castrole, Lenora Zanini, Bernice Ashley, Betty McClerren and Bernice Murray. Burial took place in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
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