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OSLIN, Claude Kinnebrew - Date of
birth
21 January 1914 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Crossett, Ashley County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37107892 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
20 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Mainz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 11 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edgar M. Oslin (father)
Jessie M. (Kinnebrew) Oslin (mother)
Percy Oslin (brother)
Albert L. Oslin (brother)
Nannie R. Oslin (sister)
Harold E. Oslin (brother)
Jane M. Oslin (sister)
Lucile (Murcel) Oslin (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Claude K. Oslin graduated from Crossett High School.He enlisted in 1942 and trained at Camp Barkely, Texas and Camp Dix, New Jersey.
He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Anna & John’s Family Tree, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Ashley County, Arkansas