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BARNES, Olen E - Date of
birth
22 June 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Arkansas -
Hometown
Sebastian County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39701396 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 December 1944 - Place of
death
Hürtgen Forest, in the vicinity of Gey, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 9 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
Mary A. Barnes (mother)
More information
Pfc Olen E. Barnes enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 6 July 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.ivydivisionww2.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Théophile Odaert