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Walter L Olson 1920 - 2002

Walter L Olson of Junction City, Geary County, KS was born on June 10, 1920, and died at age 81 years old on May 13, 2002.
Walter L Olson
Junction City, Geary County, KS 66441
June 10, 1920
May 13, 2002
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  • 06/10
    1920

    Birthday

    June 10, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Morris County, Kansas United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 17002201 Enlisted: August 17, 1940 in Ft Riley Kansas Military branch: Ordnance Department Private Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Philippine Department
  • Professional Career

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 05/13
    2002

    Death

    May 13, 2002
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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In 1920, in the year that Walter L Olson was born, speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.
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In 1944, he was 24 years old when on June 6th, the largest amphibious invasion in history was launched - the Normandy landing (called D-Day). Soldiers from the United States, Britain, Canada, and the Free French landed on Normandy Beach and were later joined by Poland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, and the Netherlands. Almost 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers were involved. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on D-Day - Allied casualties on the first day were at least 10,000. 4,414 were confirmed dead.
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