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TEC4 Joseph A. Olson

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TEC4 Joseph A. Olson Veteran

Birth
New Hope, Portage County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
19 Dec 1944 (aged 29)
Sourbrodt, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Burial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
F ~ Row 3 ~ Grave 46
Memorial ID
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Service ID 36235022
Unit 703rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Rank Technician Fourth Grade U.S. Army
Entered Service From Wisconsin.
Purple Heart

Tec4 Joseph A. Olson enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 12 February 1942.

He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

"On 19 December 1944 at 1500 hours, one enemy plane dropped a HE bomb at the vicinity of A Co Cp. 2 Enlisted men were KIA and 2 WIA". He was with the 703rd Tank Destroyer BN.
Service ID 36235022
Unit 703rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Rank Technician Fourth Grade U.S. Army
Entered Service From Wisconsin.
Purple Heart

Tec4 Joseph A. Olson enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 12 February 1942.

He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

"On 19 December 1944 at 1500 hours, one enemy plane dropped a HE bomb at the vicinity of A Co Cp. 2 Enlisted men were KIA and 2 WIA". He was with the 703rd Tank Destroyer BN.

Inscription

TEC4 703 TD BN WISCONSIN



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  • Maintained by: WWII History Fan
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56284304/joseph_a-olson: accessed ), memorial page for TEC4 Joseph A. Olson (6 Dec 1915–19 Dec 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56284304, citing Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by WWII History Fan (contributor 48178484).