World War II Honoree

Lawrence Elliott Olson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Great Neck, New York

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH STAFF COMMANDER MARIANA ISLANDS, STAFF COMMANDER FORWARD AREA, PORT DIRECTORS OFFICE PEARL HARBOR, PORT DIRECTORS OFFICE NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND NAVAL COMMUNICATIONS LIASON OFFICER, SS FAIRFAX. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN- AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.