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Personal info

Full name
OLANCIN, Stephen
Date of birth
3 January 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Massachusetts
Hometown
Bristol County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31158279
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
84th Signal Company,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 December 1944
Place of death
Near Verdenne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 9 18

Immediate family

Members
Alexander Olancin (father)
Eva Olancin (mother)
John Olancin (brother)
Michael Olancin (brother)
Walter Olancin (brother)
Jeannette (Jones) Olancin (wife)

More information

T/5 Stephen Olancin enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 3 August 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record,
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet