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Personal info

Full name
OLIVER, Harvey Colton
Date of birth
17 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Hometown
Fairlee, Orange County, Vermont

Military service

Service number
31340858
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
24 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 8 19

Immediate family

Members
Charles Oliver (father)
Olive M. Oliver (mother)

More information

Pvt Harvey C. Oliver enlisted in Rutland, Vermont on 29 September 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.

Note: In the ABMC database, the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment is incorrectly listed as the 41st Infantry Battalion.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Aimee Fogg, www.newspapers.com - The Barre Daily Times 29 May 1945