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Personal info

Full name
VINCENT, Olen R
Date of birth
28 June 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Ransom, Hillsdale County, Michigan
Hometown
Huntington County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35333094
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
379th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
Krefeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 9 8

Immediate family

Members
Carl A. Vincent (father)
Mabel A. Vincent (mother)
Leona M. Vincent (sister)

More information

Pfc Olen R. Vincent enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 25 July 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/ - After Action Report

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Marcel en Natascha Eijkmans