Name:
Elmer Paul Olander
Rank:
Technician 5th Grade
Serial Number:
36629444
Unit:
2nd Ranger Battalion
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Norwood Park Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot:
West Portal
Row:
Block 24
Grave:
2
Decoration:
Comments:
Elmer Paul Olander was born on September 21, 1917, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He was the son of Harry W. Olander and Emily Dahlstrom Olander.
Elmer served in Company B, 2nd Ranger Battalion, as a Technician 5th Grade during World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 6, 1944, at the age of 26, in Vierville-sur-Mer, during the American assault on Omaha Beach in France. He is now buried in the Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Norwood Park Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA.