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Personal info

Full name
OLES, Edward K
Date of birth
1908
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Massachusetts
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
6122589
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
8 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bierset, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 11 71

Immediate family

Members
Herbert A. Oles (father)
Hattie A. (Henry) Oles (mother)
Norman Oles (brother)
Hazel H. Ellis (half sister)
Edith L. Ellis (half sister)

More information

Pfc Edward K. Oles enlisted on 10 November 1938.

He worked in an aircraft factory before he joined the army.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Fosse, Belgium Block A, Row 6, Grave 103.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Denise Family Tree / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet