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Personal info

Full name
OLESKI, Walter S
Date of birth
1911
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35920811
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Farébersviller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 27 15

Immediate family

Members
John Oleski (father)
Frances (Kochanski) Oleski (mother)
Raymond J. Oleski (brother)
Donald A. Oleski (brother)
John Oleski Jr. (brother)
Helen Oleski (sister)
Stella (Baron) Oleski (wife)

More information

Pvt Walter S. Oleski attended Lincoln High School for two years and was a fireman.

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 5 November 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, , www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Paula Baron Family Tree / Cuyahoga County Marriage Records, www.80thdivision.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - emmanuel vincent