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  • Name: Samuel "Sam" Jefferson Neff
  • Location of Birth: Cisne, Illinois
  • Date of Birth: March 21, 1924
  • Date of Death: October 31, 1993
  • Parents: Charles R. Neff & Larena (Burket) Neff
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  • Highest Rank: PFC (Private First Class)
  • Branch: Marine Corp
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  • Military Awards:
    Silver Star

  • Military Highlights:
    WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
    State: Illinois
    Name: Samuel Jefferson Neff
    Race: White
    Age: 18
    Birth Date: March 21, 1924
    Birth Place: Wayne County, Illinois
    Residence Place: Cisne, Wayne, Illinois
    Registration Date: 30 June 1942
    Employer: H. L. Johnson Truck Co., Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois
    Weight: 155
    Height: 5-11
    Complexion: Ruddy
    Eye Color: Blue
    Hair Color: Brown
    Next of Kin: Lorena Neff, Cisne, Illinois

    Samuel served in the South Pacific with the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.

  • Wars Involved:
    World War II

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  • Civilian Life:
    Samuel Neff worked in the oil fields in many midwestern states and Alaska as a transportation supervisor for 41 years, retiring in 1986.

    Sam died in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and is buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Trout Lake Township, Bovey, Minnesota. He is survived by his wife, Jean; son J. Allen Neff; daughter, Tracey Ann Neff; brothers, Charles, Cecil, Raymond, and Raleigh; and one grandchild. He was preceded in death by brothers, Henry, Harold, Guy, Elmo and Bill; and sister Helen N. Cooper.

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