Last updated: January 19, 2026
Person
Mitchell, Shirley
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Quick Facts
Significance:
Transportation Corps, US Army
Date of Birth:
June 6, 1922
Place of Death:
Korea
Date of Death:
September 3, 1950
Place of Burial:
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Cemetery Name:
Stones River National Cemetery
Shirley Mitchell was born on June 6, 1922 and lived in Rutherford County, Tennessee. He was a Sergeant First Class in the US Army and served in both World War II and the Korean War. Mitchell was in the Transportation Corps. He was involved in a truck accident while in Korea on September 3, 1950 and passed away.
Mitchell is buried at Stones River National Cemetery in plot Q-6518.