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Personal info

Full name
MANNING, Olen Daniel
Date of birth
2 May 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Florala, Covington County, Alabama
Hometown
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida

Military service

Service number
6396380
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 February 1945
Place of death
Pagny-sur-Moselle, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 23 51

Immediate family

Members
Lorenzo D. Manning (father)
Cozetta I. (Martin) Manning (mother)
Ottis A. Manning (sister)
James O. Manning (brother)
Orene Manning (sister)
Oneida Manning (sister)
Orlan Manning (brother)
Rebecca A. (Boyle) Manning (wife)

More information

Pfc Olen D. Manning joined the Regular Army on 2 November 1939 and was sent overseas in March 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Lotspeich Glenn Tribble / 1940 Census, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Blazen36 / lordship, www.newspapers.com - Corpus Christy Times - 6 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy