Minnesota Discovery Center

John Reuben Olson, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:Corporal
serial number:
location:104th Infantry Division in France, Belgium, Germany, and the United States.
enlistment date:Oct. 9, 1944
place enlisted:Fort Snelling, MN
discharge date:Aug. 17, 1946
place discharged:Fort Lewis, WA
decorations: Army of Occupation Medal (1946-)
Bronze Star Medal (1941-)
Combat Infantryman Badge (1941-)
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (1941-1946)
World War II Victory Medal (1941-1946)
history:
service documents:
references:Chisholm War History Committee Records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:March 28, 1918
birth place:Chisholm, MN
home town:
date of death:Feb. 20, 2002
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school:None

Last update: 9/29/2015