Victor Gilbert Shackelford
July 30, 1927 — October 6, 2017
Victor Gilbert Shackelford was born July 30, 1927, in Cisco, Texas, to Joe and Ruby Shackelford. He had two older brothers, Joe and Frank, who are no longer with us.
He went by the name Vic, growing up in both Cisco and Putnam, Texas. He was always proud of graduating from Kilgore High. Right out of high school, he enlisted in the Navy and he always said his claim to fame was that the Japanese surrendered soon after he joined.
