Kessler, Olla Albert

Date of birth:: November 17th, 1921 (Independence/Kansas, United States)
Service number:: 02 043 179
Nationality:: American

Biography

Olla Albert Kessler was commissioned at Hawaii on December 27th, 1941 and served in the Pacific until March 29th, 1945. He reached the rank of Captian and served with Company E, 161st Infantry Regiment. He was honorably discharged on October 29th, 1948 at the Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, Californiä.

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Honorable Service Lapel Button / Honorable Discharge Emblem

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Awarded on:: October 29th, 1948

Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division "Tropic Lightning", U.S. Army

Awarded for a wound received at Luzon on February 17th, 1945.

Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division "Tropic Lightning", U.S. Army

Awarded for a wound received at March 27th, 1945 during the assault on Norton's Knob, Luzon.

Second PH awarded in the form of a bronze oak leaf cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first PH.

Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division "Tropic Lightning", U.S. Army