World War II Honoree

Steven Olubowicz

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

New London, Connecticut

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

Rank: Technician 4th Class. Inducted into the United States Army January 5, 1943 at Hartford, Connecticut and deployed to the European Theater of Operations after the completion of his Basic Combat Infantry Training and Chemical Schooling. Experienced combat as a member of the Second Platoon assigned to Charlie Company, 87th Chemical Battalion, attached to the 8th Infantry Regiment, a subordinate unit of the 4th Infantry ‘Ivy’ Division. He participated in the Battle of Normandy, D-Day, Tuesday, June 6, 1944, the invasion of Germany’s Fortress Europe, Code Name: Operation Overlord. His battalion went ashore on Utah Beach, during the assault on the German Army defenses. Killed in Action Monday, June 19, 1944 in the vicinity of Montebourg, France and buried in the Saint Mere Eglise #1 Battlefield Cemetery in Carentan, France. A truck loaded with ammunition that was parked in his work area suddenly exploded, cause unknown and undetermined. Reported Missing in Action on the day of his death and he is memorialized in the Tablets of the Missing at the Normandy American Cemetery located at Colleville-sur-Mer, France. His family has placed a Memorial Headstone in the New Saint Andrew Cemetery, Colchester, Connecticut in his Memory and Honor. Decoration: This Soldier, an American Patriot, awarded the Purple Heart posthumously, who so gallantly gave his life for his country.