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Submitted: 3/30/18 • Approved: 4/1/18 • Last Updated: 5/28/22 • R2676-G0-S3
CPL. WORLD WAR II
1917 - 1945
born 7 Sept 1917 in Stevens County to parents Hans M. and Ellen (Lee) Olson
Service # 37164292
Private First Class, U.S. Army
259th Infantry Regiment, 65th Infantry Division
Entered Service From Minnesota
Date of Death: May 4, 1945 in the area of Sontra/ Falken, Germany
Buried: Plot E Row 25 Grave 37
Lorraine American Cemetery
St Avold, France
Purple Heart
Contributed on 3/30/18 by joy.corgimom
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