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Charles Shay

Charles Shay

1924 - 2025

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Charles Norman Shay, a decorated U.S. Army combat medic who landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and later became a prominent elder of the Penobscot Nation, died December 3, 2025, at the age of 101 at his home near Caen, in Normandy, France. Born June 27, 1924, in Bristol, Connecticut, Shay grew up...

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