Veteran Voices
Location: Online, Wheaton, IL 60189
Start Date/Time: June 12, 2021 - 11 a.m.
End Date/Time: June 12, 2021
On June 6, 1944, Charles Norman Shay was a 19-year-old platoon medic in Fox Company, 2nd Battalion of the 16th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division. At 0630, he landed on Omaha Beach—it was his first day in combat. Historian Christophe Gosselin will moderate and share more about the history behind Shay’s service in World War II, including his D-Day memories. Shay is a Penobscot tribal elder and decorated veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. Additionally, Shay served in the United States Air Force, in a weather squadron and took part in Operation Castle during the Cold War in the Marshall Islands. Registration required. Free.
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