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Personal info

Full name
OLSEN, Howard Barhtol
Date of birth
26 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
Hometown
Muskegon County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36883652
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
6 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 35 54

Immediate family

Members
Alfred L. Olsen (father)
Cora Olsen (mother)
Alfred C. Olsen (brother)
John M. Olsen (brother)

Source of information: Jac Engels, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - National Archives, ABMC Cemeteries, www.findagrave.com - CWGC/ABMC, WWII Draft Card, 1930 US Census

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.findagrave.com