Sgt. Major James Robert “Nuck” SHIRER

1936 - 2003  (66 years)

• Name	James Robert “Nuck” SHIRER  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Sgt. Major
  Birth	28 Oct 1936	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Education	graduate of Edmunds High School  [2]
  HIST	He was a member of the Masons, Lodge 819, Jamil Temple and VFW Post 641.  [2]
  MILI	served in the U. S. Army for 25 years and fought in the Korean and Vietnam wars.  [2]
  _UID	0A5145DCEA8D479B846623ABAE4A345009F2
  Death	8 Sep 2003	Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
  Burial	12 Sep 2003	Greenlawn, Columbia, South Carolina   [2]
  	Greenlawn Funeral Home, Columbia, South Carolina
  Person ID	I100460	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2006

  
  

  Father	John Henry SHIRER, Sr.,   b. 23 Dec 1907, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 4 Dec 1982, at his home (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Emily Boucher/Bouchie BENENHALEY,   b. 2 Aug 1910, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 2 Jan 1983, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 72 years)
  _UID	F2E3D26D73584391BADA5556070C08F7040E
  _UID	F2E3D26D73584391BADA5556070C08F7040E
  Family ID	F49488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Erika BERNECKER
  _UID	435D975399224E19A518FD1F2A019CC814AF
  _UID	435D975399224E19A518FD1F2A019CC814AF
  Children	1. Michael SHIRER   2. Jennifer SHIRER
  Family ID	F69555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  of Fort Benning, Goergia of Columbia, South Carolina lived in Columbia, South Carolina since 1980 [1, 2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2398] Mrs. Emily B. Shirer. [S2637] SGT. MAJ. James R. Shirer. [S8095] Neal Miles , Fwd: Proposed Change: John Henry Shirer, Sr.