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1st Lt Paul B. Shamhart Jr. was a student before he enlisted.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for his actions on the day of his death. The citation cited: When his platoon was pinned down by enemy artillery fire, four of Lt Shamhart's men were wounded, one of them so seriously that he could not be evacuated without a litter. Lt Shamhart assisted in removing three of the soldiers to a nearby house, making his way through a thicket sown with many anti-personnel mines, and then returned with a litter and medical personnel to attempt the evacuation of the remaining soldier. He continued through the mine field toward the wounded man, undeterred by enemy artillery shells bursting near him, at one time no more than twenty feet away. Upon reaching the soldier, he administered first aid and started to carry the man away with the assistance of two medical aid men when he stepped upon an "S" mine and was fatally wounded. His intrepid actions and unselfishness in placing the welfare of one of his men above his own life, reflect the highest credit upon his character as an officer, and are in accord with the military traditions of the United States.