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OLLINGER, Richard Joseph - Date of
birth
29 May 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36802911 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
343rd Infantry Regiment,
86th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Plettenberg-Herscheid-Lüdenscheid, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 5 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
John G. Ollinger (father)
Anna O. (Keogh) Ollinger (mother)
Kenneth J. Ollinger (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Richard J. Ollinger entered the service February 8, 1943 and trained at Camp Howze in Texas, Camp Livington in Louisiana and Camp Luis Obispo in California before going overseas in late February. He had only been overseas since March 1, seeing action first in France and later in Germany with the 86th Infantry division. An East High graduate, he was employed by the Wheeler Cheese corporation before induction. He had made his boyhood home with his aunt, Miss Agnes Keogh.His brother, T/Sgt Kenneth Ollinger served with an ordnance company in France.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, http://fold3.com, www.newspapers.com - Green Bay Press-Gazette, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet