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Personal info

Full name
OLSEN, Arthur Elmer
Date of birth
15 September 1905
Age
39
Place of birth
Ridgefield, Bergen County, New Jersey
Hometown
Greene County, New York

Military service

Service number
32273149
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
536th Engineer Light Pontoon Company
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 20 5

Immediate family

Members
John Olsen (father)
Carolina Olsen (mother)
David H. Olsen (brother)
Henry Olsen (brother)
Tressa E. (Nutt) Olsen (wife)

More information

T/5 Arthur E. Olsen enlisted in New York City, New York on 19 May 1943 and trained at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky. He was shipped overseas during the latter part of September.

Both his parents were immigrants from Denmark.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / WWII Draft Cards, www.newspapers.com - Middletown Times Herald

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet