Native elder Charles Norman Shay was a combat medic with 1st Infantry or “The Big Red One”—one of the first units to land ashore on Omaha Beach on D-Day. It was his very first day of combat in his life.

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D-Day Stories: Charles Norman Shay, Combat Medic

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Native elder Charles Norman Shay was a combat medic with 1st Infantry or “The Big Red One” – one of the first units to land ashore on Omaha Beach on D-Day.   It was his very first day of combat in his life.

Charles Norman Shay, Combat Medic

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