World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Alexander M. Olearos
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Moosup, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
Served in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations with the Headquarters Company, 704th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 4th Armored Division as a Medium Tank Driver in the Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Campaign Ribbon with 1 Silver Service Star, American Theater Campaign Ribbon, American Defense Service Medal, Purple Heart and the World War II Victory Medal.