As a medic, he saved soldiers from drowning off Omaha Beach on D-Day before becoming a prisoner of war. Back home, a decorated veteran, he was forbidden to vote as a Native American.
PARIS (AP) -- Charles Shay, a decorated Native American veteran who was a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic when he landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and helped save lives, died on Wednesday. He was 101. Shay ...
Charles Shay, a decorated Native American veteran who was a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic when he landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and helped save lives, died on Wednesday. He was 101.Shay died at his ...
FILE - WWII veteran Charles Shay, 97 pays tribute to soldiers during a D-Day commemoration ceremony of the 78th anniversary for those who helped end World War II, in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, ...
Thousands of Hoosiers served in World War II, with many making the ultimate sacrifice during events like D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. The American Cemetery in Normandy, France, honors over 9,000 ...
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France - There was a group of American tourists - many of them veterans of units like the 82nd Airborne Division - who had arranged to lay a wreath at the magnificent D-Day ...
SERVING. YOU KNOW WE’RE IN MID JULY ALL ABOUT SUMMER AND THOSE BEACH VIBES. AND THAT’S WHY VISIT OMAHA TAKES US TO THE BEACH HOUSE BAR AND GRILL. WE’RE AT 5338 NORTH 103RD STREET, AND I AM JOINED BY ...