Staff Sergeant John Robert Shea was born on 7 April 1948.
He enlisted in Company D, 19th SF Gp, RIARNG on 6 January 1967. He was an SF Medic (91B4S) and was Jumpmaster qualified. He was discharged from Company C, 5th BN, 20th SF Gp, RIARNG on 4 January 1973.
He resided in Cumberland, RI and died in November 1979.