Private Charles W. Dysko and another soldier were investigating a farmhouse in the town of Ploubalay. After walking away from their jeep, a German soldier fired upon them, killing Dysko and making him the only KIA in the town’s liberation. The other soldier killed the German. His body was found by one of the Pilards, the farmer’s family, who was picking vegetables at the time. Upon noticing a rosary dangling from his pocket, the daughter said a prayer for him. Her father collected Dysko’s body in his cart. He laid some flowers from his garden upon it as well. The horse-drawn vehicle made its slow way to the unit’s command post, six miles away. As they went, people came up and put more flowers on the body. By the time the farmer reached Captain McPherson, Dysko’s CO, you “could only see his boots”. Dysko left behind a fiancée and a loving family.