Shunstrom, Charles Merton
- Date of birth:
- November 26th, 1920 (Boston/Massachusetts, United States)
- Date of death:
- December 4th, 1972 (Buffalo/New York, United States)
- Service number:
- 0-452096
- Nationality:
- American (1776 - present, Republic)
Biography
Charles Shunstrom entered service on 12th December 1941 and left for Ireland on 18th February 1942 and arrived there on 1st March 1942. Het left again for the United States on 1st June 1944 to arrive there on 3rd March. He was honorable discharged on 1st March 1945.
Charles Shunstrom was also entitled to wear the Distinguished Unit Citation with bronze oak leaf cluster (later Presidential Unit Citation with bronze oak leaf cluster).
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Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 1st Lieutenant
- Unit:
- Company C, 1st Ranger Battalion "Darby's Rangers"
- Awarded on:
- March 17th, 1943
"February 20, 1943, at the outpost before Feriana, by his skillful arrangements (orders) and his bravery, destroyed enemy detachments which were arriving upon our lines, capturing vehicles and taking several officers prisoner"
Additional declaration:
"The present citation includes the right to wear the Croix de Guerre with silver star and the right to wear the Combattant Cross."
General Order No. 65, dated 17th March 1943.
Received with silver star.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 1st Lieutenant
- Unit:
- Company C, 1st Ranger Battalion "Darby's Rangers"
- Awarded on:
- March 17th, 1943
Citation:
"February 20, 1943, at the outpost before Feriana, by his skillful arrangements (orders) and his bravery, destroyed enemy detachments which were arriving upon our lines, capturing vehicles and taking several officers prisoner"
Additional declaration:
"The present citation includes the right to wear the Croix de Guerre with silver star and the right to wear the Combattant Cross."
General Order No. 65, dated 17th March 1943.
"February 20, 1943, at the outpost before Feriana, by his skillful arrangements (orders) and his bravery, destroyed enemy detachments which were arriving upon our lines, capturing vehicles and taking several officers prisoner"
Additional declaration:
"The present citation includes the right to wear the Croix de Guerre with silver star and the right to wear the Combattant Cross."
General Order No. 65, dated 17th March 1943.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- Company C, 1st Ranger Battalion "Darby's Rangers"
- Awarded on:
- 1943
Received for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy while serving with Company C, 1st Ranger Battalion, in North Africa in 1943.
General Orders No. 48, Headquarters 1st Infantry Division (1943).
General Orders No. 48, Headquarters 1st Infantry Division (1943).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- Company C, 1st Ranger Battalion "Darby's Rangers"
- Awarded on:
- December 7th, 1943
Citation:
"For gallantry in action at Butera, Sicily. On 14 July 1943, Captain Shunstrom led his command, Company "C", 1st Ranger Battalion, under the cover of darkness to the base of a mountain at the top of which rested his objective, the walled city of Butera. Proceeding up the mountain his company came under intense machine gun and rifle fire. Captain Shunstrom bravely led his command in the attack, killing thirty and capturing ninety of the enemy, which allowed the remainder of his unit to advance and capture the city without opposition. By this outstanding ability, courage and devotion to duty, Captain Shunstrom contributed materially to success of the operation."
General Orders No. 58 dated 7th December 1943.
Second Silver Star received as oak leaf cluster for on the ribbon of the first Silver Star.
"For gallantry in action at Butera, Sicily. On 14 July 1943, Captain Shunstrom led his command, Company "C", 1st Ranger Battalion, under the cover of darkness to the base of a mountain at the top of which rested his objective, the walled city of Butera. Proceeding up the mountain his company came under intense machine gun and rifle fire. Captain Shunstrom bravely led his command in the attack, killing thirty and capturing ninety of the enemy, which allowed the remainder of his unit to advance and capture the city without opposition. By this outstanding ability, courage and devotion to duty, Captain Shunstrom contributed materially to success of the operation."
General Orders No. 58 dated 7th December 1943.
Second Silver Star received as oak leaf cluster for on the ribbon of the first Silver Star.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- March 1st, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Second Purple Heart received as oak leaf cluster for on the ribbon of the first Purple Heart.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Received with silver campaign star for participating in five campaigns at Tunisia, Algeria-French Morocco, Rome-Arno, Sicily and Naples-Foggia.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Bill Shunstrom
- - Citation General Order No. 65, dated 17th March 1943, signed Welvert and Leon Chappuis
- Citation General Orders No. 58, dated 7th December 1943
- Declaration with awarded decorations by Department of the Army, dated 20th March 1973
- General Discharge certificate dated 1st March 1945
- IDPF personnel file
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