Paul and I entered the service on the same day and were stationed in the same company. He was a fun loving guy and always had a smile and a joke. He arrived in South Vietnam on 7/19/1968 and was killed less than a month later in hostile action in Thua Thein. Paul's brother Lance Corporal Ken Olenzuk was also killed in Viet Nam on Dec 25, 1967. You can find Paul's name on the Vietnam war memorial at Panel 49W - Row 043. Rest in peace buddy.
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A Note from The Virtual Wall
Five men from the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry, died in an action in Thua Thien Province on 10 August 1968:
SP4 George E. Valker, Minot, ND, A Company
SP4 Raymond G. Kriskovich, Butte, MT, B Company
SP4 Michael B. Snyder, Ferguson, MO, E Company
PFC Paul G. Olenzuk, Detroit, MI, A Company
PFC Albert R. Haynes, Philadelphia, PA, E Company
PFC - E3 - Army - Regular
101st Airborne Division
22 year old Married, Caucasian, Male
Born on May 02, 1946
From DETROIT, MICHIGAN
His tour of duty began on Jul 19, 1968
Casualty was on Aug 10, 1968
in THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
Body was recovered
Religion
ROMAN CATHOLIC
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A Note from The Virtual Wall
Five men from the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry, died in an action in Thua Thien Province on 10 August 1968:
SP4 George E. Valker, Minot, ND, A Company
SP4 Raymond G. Kriskovich, Butte, MT, B Company
SP4 Michael B. Snyder, Ferguson, MO, E Company
PFC Paul G. Olenzuk, Detroit, MI, A Company
PFC Albert R. Haynes, Philadelphia, PA, E Company
PFC - E3 - Army - Regular
101st Airborne Division
22 year old Married, Caucasian, Male
Born on May 02, 1946
From DETROIT, MICHIGAN
His tour of duty began on Jul 19, 1968
Casualty was on Aug 10, 1968
in THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
Body was recovered
Religion
ROMAN CATHOLIC
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Paul and I entered the service on the same day and were stationed in the same company. He was a fun loving guy and always had a smile and a joke. He arrived in South Vietnam on 7/19/1968 and was killed less than a month later in hostile action in Thua Thein. Paul's brother Lance Corporal Ken Olenzuk was also killed in Viet Nam on Dec 25, 1967. You can find Paul's name on the Vietnam war memorial at Panel 49W - Row 043. Rest in peace buddy.
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A Note from The Virtual Wall
Five men from the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry, died in an action in Thua Thien Province on 10 August 1968:
SP4 George E. Valker, Minot, ND, A Company
SP4 Raymond G. Kriskovich, Butte, MT, B Company
SP4 Michael B. Snyder, Ferguson, MO, E Company
PFC Paul G. Olenzuk, Detroit, MI, A Company
PFC Albert R. Haynes, Philadelphia, PA, E Company
PFC - E3 - Army - Regular
101st Airborne Division
22 year old Married, Caucasian, Male
Born on May 02, 1946
From DETROIT, MICHIGAN
His tour of duty began on Jul 19, 1968
Casualty was on Aug 10, 1968
in THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
Body was recovered
Religion
ROMAN CATHOLIC
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A Note from The Virtual Wall
Five men from the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry, died in an action in Thua Thien Province on 10 August 1968:
SP4 George E. Valker, Minot, ND, A Company
SP4 Raymond G. Kriskovich, Butte, MT, B Company
SP4 Michael B. Snyder, Ferguson, MO, E Company
PFC Paul G. Olenzuk, Detroit, MI, A Company
PFC Albert R. Haynes, Philadelphia, PA, E Company
PFC - E3 - Army - Regular
101st Airborne Division
22 year old Married, Caucasian, Male
Born on May 02, 1946
From DETROIT, MICHIGAN
His tour of duty began on Jul 19, 1968
Casualty was on Aug 10, 1968
in THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
Body was recovered
Religion
ROMAN CATHOLIC
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