Name:
Walter P. Olson
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
36965276
Unit:
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Date of Death:
1945-01-29
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
F
Row:
4
Grave:
19
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Walter P. Olson entered the military service in Illinois. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private in Company F, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. He died from his wounds received in battle on January 29, 1945 and is now buried in Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.