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PRIVATE JOHN E. SHACKLETON,
22, of 26 East 4th Street, Runnemede NJ. He was the son of
Joseph
Littleton Shackleton and his wife, Esther
Shackleton. His father had served in the United States Navy during
World War I.
John Shackleton enlisted in the Army on
December 29, 1941.
Assigned to the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Division, he
shipped out with his unit in November of 1942. He saw action in North
Africa, Sicily, and in France, before being killed in action on November
21, 1944 in Germany.
John Shackleton's mother
became President of the Camden County chapter of the Gold Star Mothers
after the war. She took part in the dedication ceremonies for the
Runnemede War memorial in October of 1947.
Private
Shackleton was brought home to New Jersey in the fall of 1948. He was
buried at the St. John's Methodist Cemetery in Turnersville NJ on
December 4, 1948, where he rests next to his father.
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