By the first week of May 1945, the German Army was almost totally destroyed. Allied armies were advancing on all European fronts; the imminent surrender of Germany was a certainty. In these last days of World War II in Europe, American soldiers continued to fight bravely.

One such soldier was Pfc. Charley Havlat, who was shot in a German ambush on May 7. Havlat is considered to be the last American killed in the European Theater of Operations. He is buried in Plot C, Row 5, Grave 75, in Lorraine American Cemetery, France.

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