Warren Wingfield Shelton
Technician, Fifth Grade, Army
Born: July 5, 1912
Hometown: Goochland County, VA
Entered: March 14, 1942
Served In: World War II
Casualty Date: March 26, 1945
Died In: Rhine River Crossing, Worms, Germany
Awards: Purple Heart
Hometown: Goochland County, VA
Entered: March 14, 1942
Served In: World War II
Casualty Date: March 26, 1945
Died In: Rhine River Crossing, Worms, Germany
Awards: Purple Heart
Technician Fifth Grade Shelton served in North Africa and in Europe with the 128th Motor Supply & Evacuation Regiment, 942nd Ordnance Motor Vehicle Distribution Company. He was Killed in Action by shrapnel from German 88mm artillery fire while crossing the Rhine River with General Patton’s 7th Army. Before the war, he was employed by Sampson’s Paint and Color Company in Richmond, Virginia. He is buried in Elpis Christian Church Cemetery, Goochland County, Virginia.
