10-10-2016, 12:15 PM
My father, Captain Robert S. Shanks was a Combat Engineer Officer in 610th Engineer Light Equipment Company particaipated ETO in five campaigns including:
Leading men in combat in Normandy, Omaha Beach
Bridge at Remagen
Injured on advance of the Vire River in France, received the Purple Heart
Served as labor and Trade Officer after the war in Kreis, Stadt, Marburg Gerrmany
His daughter,
Peggy Savage