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OLEA, Joe Bravo - Date of
birth
14 October 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Mohave County, Arizona -
Hometown
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39858193 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
517th Parachute Infantry Regiment
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
26 June 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 29 | 61 |
Immediate family
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Members
Pedro D. Olea (father)
Encarsion B. (Martinez) Olea (mother)
Esther Olea (sister)
Ernest B. Olea (brother)
Domingo B. Olea (brother)
Lupe Olea (brother)
Benjamin B. Olea (brother)
More information
Pfc Joe B. Olea worked on a farm before he enlisted in Phoenix, Arizona on 24 March 1943.He died in a general hospital of a crushed skull.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Olea Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Coleman, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy