World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Olen Russel Hart
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Mark Center, Ohio
Honored By
Defiance County Veterans Office
ENLISTED MAY 31, 1944 AT FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON, INDIANA. SERVED WITH 22ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY L. PARTICIPATED IN BATTLES IN CENTRAL EUROPE, RHINELAND AND ARDENNES. EARNED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR VALOR, EUROPEAN THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE STARS AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 13, 1945 FROM CAMP BUTNER, NORTH CAROLINA.