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Ralph E. OLBERT
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 38068892 | |||||||||||
| AGE | 27 yo | |||||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 21 July 1916 Hesperus, La Plata County, COLORADO | |||||||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | TEXAS | |||||||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Norman & Bertha A OLBERT Siblings : Eleanor O & Richard N | |||||||||||
| RANK | Tech Sergeant | |||||||||||
| FONCTION | Radio | |||||||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Retail managers |  | ||||||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 11 October 1941 Fort Bliss El Paso TEXAS | |||||||||||
| SQUADRON | 365th Bomber Squadron | |||||||||||
| GROUP | 305th Bomber Group, Heavy | |||||||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | |||||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 13 May 1943 |
Source : Angy | ||||||||||
| STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Near the Ferme des Calimonts - Edge of the wood of Robermont - Municipality of Lucheux | |||||||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type F-65-BO - s/n 42-29647 XK*Z
Macr : 16542 | |||||||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Saint Andre N°3572
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | |||||||||||
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| Soure : Brian Jodi Kueker | |||||||||||
| Soure : Brian Jodi Kueker |  | |||||||||||
Source : csequoia
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-65-BO - s/n 42-29647 XK*Z
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| 1st Lieutenant | Harold C | PIERCE | Pilot | Dead | Oak Hill Cem. Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, INDIANA | O-791494 - Born in 1918 - Son of Earl G et Bessie M Pierce |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Austin W | BORLEN | CoPilot | Dead | Inconnu | O-733596 |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Robert T | RAMSAUR | Navigator | Prisoner | O-732766 - CALIFORNIA - Stalag 7A Moosburg | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Joseph E | WEMHEUER | Bomber | Escaped | O-732687 - Né le 24/01/1916 - Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA |
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| T/Sergeant | Albert John | BRANDT | Mechanic/Gunner | Prisoner | 32264844 - Né le 13/06/1911 - NEW JERSEY - Broken leg, hospitalized in Doullens (80) then Stalag 9C Bad Sulza | |
| T/Sergeant | Ralph E OLBERT | Radio | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 38068892 - PH - 26 ans - Taken prisoner and probably executed | |
| S/Sergeant | Virgil P | BROOKS | Gunner | Dead | Inconnu | 39531335 |
| S/Sergeant | Guadalupe R | RAMIREZ | Gunner | Dead | Inconnu | 18155214 |
| S/Sergeant | Earl Sherman | THARP | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 37449902 - PH - 23 ans - NEBRASKA |
| Sergeant | Robert Joseph | VERTEFEUILLE | Gunner | Prisoner | 11033848 - Né le 15/11/1923 - CONNECTICUT - Camp unknow | |
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| Brother of Ralph E | Richard Norman OLBERT
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 349489 |
Source : Andy |
| AGE | 23 yo | |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 25 September 1919 Hesperus, La Plata County, COLORADO | |
| STAT | COLORADO | |
| FAMILY |
Parents : Norman & Bertha A OLBERT Siblings : Eleanor O & Ralph E | |
| RANK | Private First Class | |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19 August 1943 |
Source : Sherry SH |
| STATUS | MIA | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | island of Makin in the Gilbert Islands |  |
| CEMETERY | Honolulu Cemetery & Memorial | |
| DECORATION |
Navy CrossCitation AWARDED FOR ACTIONSDURING World War II Service: Marine Corps Rank: Private First Class Battalion: 2nd Marine Raider Battalion GENERAL ORDERS: Approved by the Secretary of the Navy on November 21, 1942 CITATION: |  |
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The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Private First Class Richard N. Olbert (Albert) (MCSN: 349489), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for extraordinary heroism and conspicuous devotion to duty while serving as a member of a volunteer boat crew in Company B, SECOND Marine Raider Battalion, during the Marine Raider Expedition against the Japanese-held island of Makin in the Gilbert Islands on 17 and 18 August 1942. Fully aware of the hazards of an imminent enemy air attack, and with complete disregard for his own life, Private First Class Olbert, with four others, volunteered to take a boat to a point just outside a reef and shoot a line ashore to assist in evacuating those men remaining on the beach. Caught on the sea, he was defeated in his valiant efforts by the violent strafing of his boat by withering enemy machine-gun fire. His great personal valor and loyal spirit of self-sacrifice were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave up his life in the service of his country. | ||
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Navy Cross Purple Heart World War II Victory Medal |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov | |
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov - Abmc.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - Facebook.com |
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| PROGRAMMEURS | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |