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OLNHAUSEN, Richard M - Date of
birth
1916 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Canton, Stark County, Ohio -
Hometown
Stark County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35025632 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 December 1944 - Place of
death
Rimsdorf, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 28 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry S. Olnhausen (father)
Ethel C. Olnhausen (mother)
H. Frederick Olnhausen (brother)
J. Quentin Olnhausen (brother)
Gary Lee Olnhausen (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Richard M. Olnhausen enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 25 June 1941.He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.
One picture is the official campaign poster for the Canton's United War and Community Fund campaign. It was built around this photograph symbolizing the slogan "Give Once--For Both." The picture was stages especially for the occasion and the soldier is Richard Olnhausen. The girl is Miss Helen Aungst. The photography is by Maurice Sproul. The picture carried out the campaign's two-fold purpose of providing services for men in the armed forces and looking after civilian needs at the same time.
Source of information: André Koch, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, McKinley High School 1934 McKinley Yearbook, The Canton Repository - 11 October 1942