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Walter Palmer Olson 1914 - 2011

Walter Palmer Olson of Munster, Lake County, IN was born on March 29, 1914, and died at age 97 years old on June 11, 2011. Walter Olson was buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section G1 Site 161 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il.
Walter Palmer Olson
Munster, Lake County, IN 46321
March 29, 1914
June 11, 2011
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  • 03/29
    1914

    Birthday

    March 29, 1914
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: LTC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea, Vietnam
  • 06/11
    2011

    Death

    June 11, 2011
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    Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section G1 Site 161 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il 60421
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In 1914, in the year that Walter Palmer Olson was born, in only his second big-screen appearance, Charlie Chaplin played the Little Tramp, his most famous character. The silent film was made in January and released the following year. Of the character, Chaplin said: "On the way to the wardrobe I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. I wanted everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large." The moustache was added to age his 24-year-old face without masking his expressions.
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In 1944, by the time he was 30 years old, on December 16th, The Battle of the Bulge began in the Ardennes forest on the Western Front. Lasting for a little over a month, the battle began with a surprise attack by Germany on the Allied forces The U.S. suffered their highest casualties of any operation in World War II - 89,000 were casualties, around 8,600 killed - but Germany also severely depleted their resources and they couldn't be replaced.
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