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Personal info

Full name
OELSCHLAGER, Vernon William
Date of birth
25 November 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Palmer, Washington County, Kansas
Hometown
Washington County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37236592
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
Medical Detachment,
2nd Battalion,
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 October 1944
Place of death
Sprundel, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 3 28

Immediate family

Members
Henry C. R. Oelschlager (father)
Emma E. M. (Meyer) Oelschlager (mother)
Wilma J. (Siebold) Oelschlager (wife)
Carole A. Oelschlager (daughter)

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Raf Dyckmans, Arjan van Hassel, Petra Veraart, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com

Photo source: Astrid van Erp, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com