WWII Veteran Charles Shay

Charles Shay, a Penobscot tribal elder and decorated veteran of World War II and the Korean War, has received numerous honors including the Legion d'Honneur, making him the first Native American in Maine to be a French chevalier. During World War II, he served as a combat medic, saving numerous lives during the D-Day landing at Omaha Beach, and was later taken prisoner by German forces until his liberation in April 1945.