Olson Walter P.

Monuments

Trois-Ponts American Soldiers Plaque -508th Parachute Infantry Regiment

505th Parachute Infantry Regiment Monument

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:

Row:

Grave:

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.