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Personal info

Full name
OLSON, Marvin Francis
Date of birth
7 September 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Stevens County, Minnesota
Hometown
Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
37164292
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
259th Infantry Regiment,
65th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 May 1945
Place of death
Sontra, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 25 37

Immediate family

Members
Hans M. Olson (father)
Ellen S. Olson (mother)
Evelyn V. Olson (sister)
Harvey L. Olson (brother)
Richard N. Olson (brother)
Morris Olson (brother)
Helen L. Olson (sister)
Gudrin (Johnson) Olson (wife)

More information

According to the WWII Hospital Admission Card File, Pfc Marvin F. Olson died of a wound in the head.

Source of information: Nick Lieten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / WWII Registration Card, www.fold3.com - Hospital Admission Card File, www.65thdiv.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - JoMarRo / Bev Boyer