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Personal info

Full name
OLSON, Carlyle Evan
Date of birth
11 August 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Brown County, Minnesota
Hometown
Nicollet County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37581828
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Grand Bois, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 7 47

Immediate family

Members
Helmer O. Olson (father)
Clara J. (Knutson) Olson (mother)
Roger T. Olson (brother)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#2, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Jan’s Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet