Shanahan John Charles

Monuments

Ranger Names Plaque - Pointe du Hoc

Name:

John Charles Shanahan

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

36739612

Unit:

2nd Ranger Battalion

Date of Death:

1944-06-06

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA

Plot:

Section C

Row:

Grave:

Site 507

Decoration:

Comments:

John Charles Shanahan was born on April 7, 1924, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He was the son of Martin M. and Margaret (nee Lynch) Shanahan.

John served in Company A, 2nd Ranger Battalion, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 6, 1944, at the age of 20, in Vierville-sur-Mer, during the American assault on Omaha Beach in France. He is now buried in the Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA.