Erwin M. Schaffer
Era: Cold War
Military Branch: Navy
Dr. Schaffer served in the U.S. Navy from 1952-54.
His rank was Lt. Commander. He trained dentists in periodontology and treated Marines at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California.
He was born in Durmont, Minnesota, on July 9, 1922.
Dr. Schaffer was the former dean of the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry and a periodontist. He died on December 25, 2007, at age 85.
