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OLSON, Joseph Arthur Morgan - Date of
birth
6 December 1915 -
Age
29 -
Place of birth
New Hope, Portage County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Maple, Douglas County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36235022 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
703rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Sourbrodt, north of Robertville, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 3 | 46 |
Immediate family
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Members
Senius Olson (father)
Minora F. (Brubakken) Olson (mother)
Oliver Olson (brother)
Malinda I. Olson (sister)
Tilde S. Olson (sister)
Seymour Olson (brother)
Ellabelle L. (Akom) Olson (wife)
More information
T/4 Joseph A. Olson worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 12 February 1942.An enemy airplane dropped a bomb at the vicinity of the position of A Company command post, killing two men and wounding two.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Parks Family Tree, http://www.tankdestroyer.net/images/stories/ArticlePDFs/703rd_TD_Dec_1-31_44_Operations_Rpt.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet