Oliver I. Carlson

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Army

Oliver I. Carlson was inducted into the Army on Dec. 13, 1943.

He was a technician 4th grade and a locomotive engineer with Company C, 743rd Railway Operating Battalion, in the Rhineland and Central Europe.

He received the:

Good Conduct Medal,
European-African-Middle East Campaign Service Medal,
Army of Occupation Service Medal (Germany) and three overseas service bars.

He was discharged on May 18, 1946.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, page 50.