Grave marker for Pvt Thomas H. Shelar at
Plot C Row 14 Grave
8
in the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer,
France
Pvt Shelar
was wounded in action on June 20, 1944 when he suffered a compound
fracture of one leg and a bullet wound in his loin.
The fracture was set and placed in a splint or cast but
the extent of the bullet wound was such that he died later that day.
He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart |