Wilson Allen Shoffner

1938–2014 (age 76)

U.S. military officer

Biography

Born in 1938, Wilson Allen Shoffner spent his career as a U.S. military officer focused on readiness and the smooth execution of complex missions.

He passed along lessons of dependability to those who served beside him, and he lies at rest at Arlington National Cemetery.

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