World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ralph T. Olston
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Gainesville, Missouri
Honored By
Mrs. Etta Miller
Relationship
Sister
SERVED WITH 978TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. WHILE AT GARZWEILER ON FEBRUARY 28, 1945, THE 'LONG TOMS' BECAME THE FIRST GUNS IN THE CORPS TO FIRE ACROSS THE RHINE RIVER IN GERMANY. MARCH 1945 THE 978TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION CROSSED THE RHINE.