W
ayne , as he was known to everyone , was born Jan15,1923 at Gill,Lincoln County, West Virginia to Andrew and Nancy Frye Cyfers the youngest of eleven children. After High School, where he played football, he served during WWll in 187th Glider Inf. 11th Airborne (paratroopers) and served again in the Korean Conflict .He married Ruth B Spears in 1950 and In 1966 the Cyfers family moved to Price, Utah where he died on December 12th 2017. In spring /summer of 2018 his ashes will be returned to the West Virginia hills and buried in the Spears family cemetery at Union Gap,Lincoln County, West Virginia. Joe Kieffer
Timeline
Birth- 1923
West Virginia
1939 - 1945World War II
Served For
United States of America
Army Branch
No branch assignment
Conflict Period
World War II
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Branch
Army
Army Serial Number
35955991
Source Of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Gold Star
Enlistment- 18 Jan 1945
Louisville Kentucky
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Other Facts
Level Of Education
4 years of high school
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Race Or Ethnicity
White
Occupation
General farmers
Full Name
Clarence W Cyfers
Also known as
Wayne
Source Information
Source Film Reel Number
5.76
Source Box Number
1014
Marriage
Ruth Blaine Spears
