SECOND GENERATION

2. Edward John , Sr. Shepherd was born on 10 Mar 1925 in Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa. ⁽¹⁾ He died on 11 Jul 1977 in Concord, Contra Costa County, California. ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ He was buried in Oakview Memorial Park, Antioch, Contra Costa County, California. Edward John Shepherd was in the Army during World War II. He was in the Pacific Theater, seeing New Guinea, Japan and the Phillipines. Service number 37 674 929, Technician Fourth Grade, 27th General Hospital. Separated at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 16 February 1946. His separation Qualification Record states date of entry 3 Aug. 1943. Section for description --related civilian occupation reads-- Baker: Served overseas in the Asiatic Pacific Theater of Operations for 22 months with the 27th General Hospital. Baked bread, pie, and other related products, such as rolls, cakes, and pastries in a fixed and mobile bakery. Requisitioned supplies and kept records on received supplies and work done.

He was drafted out of high school and later earned his GED. Attended college at San Louis Obispo on the G.I. bill. Left college and worked various bakeries in California. Lived in Vallejo and commuted on a bus to Foster's Bakeries in San Francisco. He and his wife lived in Santa Rosa and Pittsburg, California before settling in Antioch. Worked 26 years for Fibreboard Paper Products the Wilbur Ave. Plant in Antioch, CA. He was president of the Paper Makers Union in 1951.

He loved to hunt deer and duck. He loved to fish for striped bass and built and used his own boat. He kept it at Sherman Island near Antioch.

Buried OakView Cemetery, Antioch, CA. He was married to Ila Jeanne Smith on 17 Mar 1946 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California. ⁽⁴⁾

3. Ila Jeanne Smith (Private). Children were:

1 i. Carol Jeanne Shepherd.
ii. Edward John , Jr. Shepherd (Private).

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