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SHETLER, Carl James - Date of
birth
1919 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-446476 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Company Commander -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
376th Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
14 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Butzdorf, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 12 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Carl W. Shetler (father)
Martha A. (Boyle) Shetler (mother)
Donald E. Shetler (brother)
More information
Capt Carl J. Shetler graduated from Christian Brothers Academy in Solvay, New York. He graduated from Louisiana State University (LSU) in 1941.Lt Creighton’s platoon, on the left, broke into a run as the enemy concentration began and stormed into Butzdorf. Lt Hodges’ support squad soon followed suit. During the confusion, one of the BAR men located a German mortar on the right flank near a pillbox, and effectively silenced it with a few well-placed bursts.
Some of the fire then ceased and the medics moved in to attend the wounded. Capt Shetler was badly hit, his radio operator was killed and the radio destroyed. In all, there were about fifteen wounded who had to be evacuated. These casualties were carried into the halfway house.
The Carl J. Shetler Army Reserve Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana is named in his honor.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, https://archive.org/stream/HistoryOfThe94thInfantryWWII/HistoryOfThe94thInfantryWWII_djvu.txt
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Louisiana State University - 1941, 1942