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Personal info

Full name
OLSON, Rayfield Arnold
Date of birth
1 March 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36640556
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Mittelwihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
F 11 14

Immediate family

Members
Nils Olson (father)
Mary H. (Nelson) Olson (mother)
Mamie Olson (sister)
Leroy Olson (brother)
June Olson (wife)

More information

Pvt Rayfield A. Olson was employed at Swift and Company.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.

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 / 1920 Census, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Denise Kellam