Edward E. Shelby
1910–1973 (age 63)
Military Officer
Biography
Edward E. Shelby embraced the discipline of military life early on and served his country with unwavering resolve through decades of change. He earned the respect of fellow servicemembers for his calm steadiness in every assignment, whether in training, planning, or the field.
Those who served with him recall his attention to detail and his ability to keep morale high, qualities that carried through to the end of his days and secured his eternal rest among the honored dead at Arlington.