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ALSTON, Olle Lonnie - Date of
birth
19 December 1913 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Kenedy, Karnes County, Texas -
Hometown
Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1313184 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
51st Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Fresnes-en-Saulnois, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 46 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James L. Alston (father)
Laura A. (Burney) Alston (mother)
Lillie M. Alston (sister)
James F. Alston (brother)
Myrtle D. Alston (sister)
Madison L. Alston (sister)
Bertha I. (Geldmeier) Alston (wife)
Olle Lonnie Alston (son)
More information
2nd Lt Olle L. Alston enlisted on 19 August 1942 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of St. James, France.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Erath Perry Shears Wells Berry Tapp Jackson Family Tree, AAR 51st Infantry Battalion August 1944 thru May 1945
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Eric Mullens, www.genealogy.com - Charles A. Alston (grandson)