FORT SCOTT, Kan. (AP) – A Kansas soldier who was killed in World War II has
been laid to rest at Fort Scott National Cemetery, 74 years after his death.
Army Pfc. Leslie Shankles, of Arcadia, was buried with full military honors on
Wednesday at the cemetery in Bourbon County. A graveside service took place in
the cemetery’s committal shelter, with relatives, service members and veterans
attending.
The Joplin Globe reports Shankles was born in Vernon County, Missouri, and
later lived in Crawford County, Kansas.
He was killed during a mission to demolish the enemy’s above-ground bunkers in
a forest near Germeter, Germany.
Shankles was officially declared dead on Oct. 14th, 1944. His remains were
discovered in 1947. They were identified in July, using a DNA sample from one of
his nephews.
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