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OLSON, Leonard Raymond - Date of
birth
22 December 1915 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Barron County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Big Horn County, Montana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39614725 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
23 April 1946 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
William Olson (father)
Sina (Hansen) Olson (mother)
Emma H. Olson (sister)
James F. Olson (brother)
Arthur W. Olson (brother)
Lawrence S. Olson (brother)
Robert Olson (brother)
More information
Pfc Leonard R. Olson worked on a farm before he enlisted in Butte, Montana on 7 December 1942.He is remembered with a memorial at the Independent Cemetery in Arland, Barron County, Wisconsin.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Linda Eggen