United States Navy Seaman Apprentice Schafer was aboard the tanker USS Genesee performing the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the 7th Fleet. Donald was killed in a gasoline explosion aboard the tanker in waters off South Vietnam.
Donald is honored on the Vietnam Memorial Wall 53E040.
Donald graduated in 1966 from Milwaukie High School, Milwaukie, Oregon.
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Date of birth: 15 April 1947
Date of casualty: 1 May 1968
Home of record: Milwaukie, Oregon
Branch and Rank: Navy Reserve, Seaman Apprentice
Unit: 7th Fleet, USS Genesee
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal
Location of name on the Vietnam Wall: 53E, 40
Location of service: South Vietnam, Quang Tri province
Non-Hostile Died While Missing, Other Accident, Ground Casualty
Schools attended: Milwaukie High School (1966), Multnomah College
Burial location: Willamette National Cemetery
Memorials: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, DC), Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Portland), Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland), Gold Star War Memorial – Milwaukie High School
The Oregonian, Saturday, May 4, 1968
Blast Kills Sailor, 21
Navy Seaman Donald Schafer, 21, of Milwaukie, was killed Thursday in a gasoline explosion aboard a tanker in coastal waters off South Vietnam.
He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. W. Warren Schafer of Milwaukie. His mother, Nirene Schafer, lives in Oakland, Calif.
Schafer was born in Grand Junction, Colo., April 15, 1947 and was a 1966 graduate of Milwaukie High School and attended Multnomah College.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, Robert, 19, serving as a fireman on a Navy vessel stationed at Guam; another brother, Kenneth W., 16, and a sister, Barbara, 13.
Memorial service will be 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul's Methodist Church. The family suggests remembrances be in the form of contributions to the church's library fund.
Contributor: Family Friend (47384645)
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Donald is honored on the Vietnam Memorial Wall 53E040.
Donald graduated in 1966 from Milwaukie High School, Milwaukie, Oregon.
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Date of birth: 15 April 1947
Date of casualty: 1 May 1968
Home of record: Milwaukie, Oregon
Branch and Rank: Navy Reserve, Seaman Apprentice
Unit: 7th Fleet, USS Genesee
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal
Location of name on the Vietnam Wall: 53E, 40
Location of service: South Vietnam, Quang Tri province
Non-Hostile Died While Missing, Other Accident, Ground Casualty
Schools attended: Milwaukie High School (1966), Multnomah College
Burial location: Willamette National Cemetery
Memorials: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, DC), Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Portland), Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland), Gold Star War Memorial – Milwaukie High School
The Oregonian, Saturday, May 4, 1968
Blast Kills Sailor, 21
Navy Seaman Donald Schafer, 21, of Milwaukie, was killed Thursday in a gasoline explosion aboard a tanker in coastal waters off South Vietnam.
He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. W. Warren Schafer of Milwaukie. His mother, Nirene Schafer, lives in Oakland, Calif.
Schafer was born in Grand Junction, Colo., April 15, 1947 and was a 1966 graduate of Milwaukie High School and attended Multnomah College.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, Robert, 19, serving as a fireman on a Navy vessel stationed at Guam; another brother, Kenneth W., 16, and a sister, Barbara, 13.
Memorial service will be 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul's Methodist Church. The family suggests remembrances be in the form of contributions to the church's library fund.
Contributor: Family Friend (47384645)
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United States Navy Seaman Apprentice Schafer was aboard the tanker USS Genesee performing the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the 7th Fleet. Donald was killed in a gasoline explosion aboard the tanker in waters off South Vietnam.
Donald is honored on the Vietnam Memorial Wall 53E040.
Donald graduated in 1966 from Milwaukie High School, Milwaukie, Oregon.
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Date of birth: 15 April 1947
Date of casualty: 1 May 1968
Home of record: Milwaukie, Oregon
Branch and Rank: Navy Reserve, Seaman Apprentice
Unit: 7th Fleet, USS Genesee
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal
Location of name on the Vietnam Wall: 53E, 40
Location of service: South Vietnam, Quang Tri province
Non-Hostile Died While Missing, Other Accident, Ground Casualty
Schools attended: Milwaukie High School (1966), Multnomah College
Burial location: Willamette National Cemetery
Memorials: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, DC), Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Portland), Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland), Gold Star War Memorial – Milwaukie High School
The Oregonian, Saturday, May 4, 1968
Blast Kills Sailor, 21
Navy Seaman Donald Schafer, 21, of Milwaukie, was killed Thursday in a gasoline explosion aboard a tanker in coastal waters off South Vietnam.
He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. W. Warren Schafer of Milwaukie. His mother, Nirene Schafer, lives in Oakland, Calif.
Schafer was born in Grand Junction, Colo., April 15, 1947 and was a 1966 graduate of Milwaukie High School and attended Multnomah College.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, Robert, 19, serving as a fireman on a Navy vessel stationed at Guam; another brother, Kenneth W., 16, and a sister, Barbara, 13.
Memorial service will be 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul's Methodist Church. The family suggests remembrances be in the form of contributions to the church's library fund.
Contributor: Family Friend (47384645)
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Donald is honored on the Vietnam Memorial Wall 53E040.
Donald graduated in 1966 from Milwaukie High School, Milwaukie, Oregon.
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Date of birth: 15 April 1947
Date of casualty: 1 May 1968
Home of record: Milwaukie, Oregon
Branch and Rank: Navy Reserve, Seaman Apprentice
Unit: 7th Fleet, USS Genesee
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal
Location of name on the Vietnam Wall: 53E, 40
Location of service: South Vietnam, Quang Tri province
Non-Hostile Died While Missing, Other Accident, Ground Casualty
Schools attended: Milwaukie High School (1966), Multnomah College
Burial location: Willamette National Cemetery
Memorials: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, DC), Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Portland), Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland), Gold Star War Memorial – Milwaukie High School
The Oregonian, Saturday, May 4, 1968
Blast Kills Sailor, 21
Navy Seaman Donald Schafer, 21, of Milwaukie, was killed Thursday in a gasoline explosion aboard a tanker in coastal waters off South Vietnam.
He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. W. Warren Schafer of Milwaukie. His mother, Nirene Schafer, lives in Oakland, Calif.
Schafer was born in Grand Junction, Colo., April 15, 1947 and was a 1966 graduate of Milwaukie High School and attended Multnomah College.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, Robert, 19, serving as a fireman on a Navy vessel stationed at Guam; another brother, Kenneth W., 16, and a sister, Barbara, 13.
Memorial service will be 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul's Methodist Church. The family suggests remembrances be in the form of contributions to the church's library fund.
Contributor: Family Friend (47384645)
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