World War II Honoree

Virgil M. Olson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Van Nuys, California

Honored By

Agnes D. Olson, Dennis Virgil, Susan Dorothea and Joel Martin

Relationship

Wife & Children

HE WAS INDUCTED NOVEMBER 25, 1942 AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. ARMY’S NINTH REINFORCEMENT DEPOT AND GROUND FORCES TRAINING CENTER. HE COMPLETED U.S. ARMY INFANTRY OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE, AND WAS COMMISSIONED A 2ND LIEUTENANT ON JUNE 28, 1945. ON JULY 21, 1945 HE WAS DETAILED AS 2ND LIEUTENANT ORDNANCE CORPS AND SERVED WITH THE 912TH HEAVY AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE COMPANY IN KITZINGEN, GERMANY WHERE HE SUPERVISED THE RECEIPT AND STORAGE OF VEHICLES TURNED IN BY UNITS BEING RE-DEPLOYED. HE DIRECTED AND SUPERVISED THE WORK OF 35 MILITARY PERSONNEL, 100 GERMAN CIVILIANS AND 100 PRISONERS OF WAR. HE WAS AWARDED THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH BRONZE STAR, AND AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL. HE WAS DISCHARGED JULY 30, 1946.