Charles Wesley Shilling

1901–1994 (age 93)

U.S. military veteran

Biography

Charles Wesley Shilling was among the generation that steered the United States through both world wars and the dawn of the nuclear age, serving with professionalism and unwavering resolve.

He remained engaged with veteran organizations, sharing stories that reminded others of the price of freedom, and Arlington National Cemetery is now the place where his memory rests.

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