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Birl Shelby Stewart
3/16/1921 – 8/17/2010
Branch: Army
Rank: Corporal
Unit: 438th
Outfit: AAA Battalion
Service Dates: 1942 – 1945
Veteran Station: ETO
City & County: Branson, Lawrence
Conflicts/Significant Events: World War II, Invasion of Normandy
Interviewed at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon, Mo. Story uploaded: Thursday, May 3, 2007 / Updated July 31, 2023
Charles “Charlie” Palek
3/9/1949 – 4/26/2016
Branch: Army
Rank: E5
Outfit: 9th
Service Dates: 1967 – 1970
3 Purple Hearts, A Silver Star, A Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Combat Infantry Badge, 7 Air Medals and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry. He was a Gunner and Scout Helicopter Cambodia Wrote the Book “Tattletale”
Story uploaded: Friday, August 14, 2009 / Updated: Friday, May 26, 2023
Oliver Coleman Estes
6/11/1919 – 5/24/2012
Branch: Army
Rank: Combat Engineer
Outfit: 106th Infantry Division
Service Dates: 1943 – 1945
County: Greene
Conflicts/Significant Events: World War II, Captured in the Battle of The Bulge, POW in Germany until the end of the War. His story was featured in the book “Hell Frozen Over”
Story uploaded: Thursday, August 20, 2009 / Updated: Monday, May 15, 2023
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