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Shankey, Joseph I., Jr.

Date of death:
June 7th, 1944 (Normandy, France)
Buried on:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: C. Row: 15. Grave: 12.
Service number:
O-443939
Nationality:
American

Biography

First Lieutenant Shankey was taken prisoner on 6 June 1944 and placed in a truck convey carrying many U.S. POW's. First Lieutenant Shankey was killed when Allied fighters strafed the convoy.

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