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MICHAEL, Oliver Elroy - Date of
birth
24 October 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota -
Hometown
Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36204332 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 May 1945 - Place of
death
Oelsnitz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 13 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ceary E. Michael (father)
Edith (Burgor) Michael (mother)
Dorene Michael (sister)
Marguerite A. (Clarke) Michael (wife)
Michaela Michael (daughter)
Sandra Michael (daughter)
More information
T/4 Oliver E. Michael was a driver at the Munnicke Transfer Company before he enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 18 March 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Michaela Michael Johnston and Sandra Gundlach, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Grabiner Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – Lisa Passet Dean