Claim: Dwight Shepler (August 11, 1905 in Everett – September 2, 1974 in Weston, Massachusetts) was an American naval officer and artist who received a commission from the US Navy's officer-artist program and took part in the 1944 Normandy invasion.
Evidence: Dwight Shepler (August 11, 1905 – September 2, 1974) was an American naval officer and painter. He was born in Everett, Massachusetts. He died in Weston, Massachusetts. In 1942 he received a commission from the US Navy's officer-artist program and was soon sent into the South Pacific. In 1943 he went to Derry, Northern Ireland (October 1943) and England and took part in the 1944 Normandy invasion as an artist.