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Personal info

Full name
OLSEN, John William
Date of birth
16 December 1920
Age
23
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York

Military service

Service number
32520273
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 October 1944
Place of death
Near Laveline-du-Houx, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 41 28

Immediate family

Members
John Olsen (father)
Mary (Short) Olsen (mother)
Mary Olsen (sister)
Charles Olsen (brother)

More information

Pfc John W. Olsen was a machinist before he enlisted at Fort Jay, New York on 5 October 1942.

He was killed by small arms fire in his back.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://36th-id.frb.io, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / 1920 Census, www.findagrave.com - Coleman

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy