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name
OLDS, George Albert - Date of
birth
15 March 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York -
Hometown
Boston, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31233272 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
420th Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 11 | 71 |
Immediate family
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Members
James B. Olds (father)
Isabella (Bright) Olds (mother)
John B. Olds (brother)
Charles B. Olds (brother)
Sara Olds (sister)
Isabella Olds (sister)
Nancy P. (Noyes) Olds (wife)
More information
Sgt George A. Olds attended college for two years and was employed at the Submarine Signal Company before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 16 November 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Ms. Nancy P. Olds Coady, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Boston Globe 10 April 1945