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Personal info

Full name
ROSE, Olin Ward Jr "Bud"
Date of birth
16 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Withinsfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Elkhart County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
15341364
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 November 1944
Place of death
Gereonsweiler-Lindern, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 12 1

Immediate family

Members
John W. Rose (father)
Mattie B. (Sneed) Rose (mother)
Mary F. Rose (sister)
John P. Rose (brother)

More information

Pvt Olin W. Rose graduated from Elhart High School in 1942 and worked in a foundry.

He enlisted at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio on 15 February 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com / 1920/1930 Census / Branford and Wethersfield CT Family Tree / Massachusetts Town and Vital Records

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks