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Stiefel, Earl Malcom, 1918-1998

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Biography

First Class Fire Controlman Earl Malcolm Stiefel was born on August 8, 1918, in Ellwood City, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, to George Washington Stiefel and Harriet “Hattie” Newton. On September 2, 1940, Mr. Stiefel married Mary Elizabeth Cox in Winchester, Virginia. With the war still raging, Mr. Stiefel was drafted into the United States Navy and assigned to the USS West Virginia on May 16, 1944. First Class Fire Controlman Stiefel was honorably discharged from the United States Navy on December 12, 1945. He passed away on September 26, 1998, in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.

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Earl Malcolm Stiefel Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 000055
Abstract The Earl Malcom Stiefel Papers contains material related to First Class Fire Controlman Earl Malcolm Stiefel's military service and the movements and service history of the USS West Virginia. This collection consists of military service documents, personal journals, military passes, personal documents, published magazines, published materials related to the USS West Virginia, and military roster photographs from the USS West Virginia and the United States. Naval Training Center in Great...
Dates: 1930-1945