No Details Given Parents In War Department Telegram
Pfc. Ralph E. Shackley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shackley, 83 East Cross Street, Norwood, was reported by the War Department last Saturday to be missing in action. He was in the Sicilian Campaign.
The announcement that Pfc. Shackley was missing was made by the War Department in a formal telegram which read simply:
“We regret to inform you that your son, Pfc. Ralph E. Shackley, is missing in action.”
No information or details were made available, although his parents knew that he had been taking part in the Sicilian campaign.
Pfc. Shackley was inducted into the Army on Oct. 23, 1940, and he was stationed in the field artillery. He graduated from Norwood High School, class of 1932, and prior to his induction into the armed services of his country, he was a steam shovel operator for a local contracting firm.
He was a member of the Norwood Congregational Church, and he was active in church affairs.
Archival Note: This article has been dynamically reconstructed from the original public record print archives of the Norwood Messenger
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Norwood To Erect World War Veterans Memorial-This Day In Norwood History-December 15, 1920
The committee appointed to bring in recommendations for a suitable memorial for the soldiers and sailors of the World War reported at the special town meeting in Everett Hall last night. The recommendation adopted includes the erection of a building for town purposes, with rooms for the town officers, the construction to be deferred until…
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