Gerald Shakley, a native of East Brady, served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Name: Gerald Wayne Shakley
Born: July 11, 1949
Died: June 10, 1969
Hometown: East Brady, Pa.
High School: East Brady High School
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Private First Class
PFC Shakley enlisted in the United States Army on October 1, 1968. He began his tour in Vietnam on March 14, 1969, with the 4th Infantry Division, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, B Company in Kontum, South Vietnam.
PFC Shakley died as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds on June 10, 1969 – just shy of his 20th birthday.
He is buried in the Bear Creek Cemetery in Petrolia, Butler County.
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