serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank article_title name
1942 - 1945 , 1949 - 1972 united states plainview , new york 7 april 1994 new york city , new york united states of america 2nd division battalion , 350th infantry regiment , 88th infantry medal of honor place of burial world war ii 24 august 1921 long island national cemetery , farmingdale , new york 23px colonel charles w. shea
 charles w. shea
charles w. shea

charles william shea -lrb- august 24 , 1921 -- april 7 , 1994 -rrb- was a united states army officer and a recipient of the united states military 's highest decoration -- the medal of honor -- for his actions in world war ii .
