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| Pvt. Charles Shisley served with the 26th Infantry Division in France. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124290738/charles-edwin-shisley https://www.pinterest.com/pin/342344009156951173/ |
On this Armed Forces Day we remember Charles Edwin Shisley who never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on May 18, 1919 in Sturgis, Michigan. His parents Forrest and Clara were both born in Indiana. His father worked as a linotype operator. Charles had one older brother. By 1940 Charles had completed four years of high school and was working as a clerk while living at home. In October 1940 he married Lenore Edna Raudman.
He was drafted into the army in November 1943. He became a private in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division (nicknamed "Yankee Division"). The 26th ID arrived in France in September 1944 and was sent to the front one month later.
The 26th ID captured Dieuze, France on November 20 with the next goal to cross the Saar River to take Saare-Union, a small French village.
On December 1, 1944 Pvt. Shisley's unit was tasked with attacking a well entrenched enemy on the high ground east of Saare-Union. Company K took heavy casualties. Among those killed was Pvt. Shisley. By evening Company K had to be combined with Company L due to their losses.
His grave is at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Sturgis, Michigan. His widow remarried and died in 1999.
Last year on this date I profiled John Parker, whose LST was sunk by a German e-boat. You can read about John here.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.
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