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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Eino worked as a the witnesses were Williamson’s executive officer, Major Walter S.


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Olson trained at Camp Ritchie ([[:Category:Class 4|Class 4]]). He served with First Special Service Force.
The timeline research also records The witnesses were Williamson’s executive officer, Major Walter S.


== Research notes ==
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* 1/5/1911 Born in Finland.
* Born 5 January 1911 in Finland.
* 1/6/1943 Started Class 4.
* 6 March 1943 — Graduated with Class 4.
* 2nd Lt. (ASN: 0329632).
* After the successful attack on Hill 720 by 1st Regiment on 25 December 1943, Wickham began gathering affidavits from men who witnessed Williamson’s behaviour during the early morning of 3 December. Attention was particularly paid to Williamson’s decision to go down and report to Frederick during the attack. A sort of tribunal was held where the eye....
* Assigned to FSSF.
* Assigned to FSSF.
* Captain (ASN: 0329632).
* Served with First Special Service Force.
* Served with First Special Service Force.
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Eino O. Olson
Personal details
Born1911
Finland
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceSpecial Service Force
ASN0329632
RankColonel
Rank at RitchieCaptain
Camp RitchieClass 4 (6 January – 6 March 1943)
Section10
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Eino O. Olson (born 1911) was a United States Army Captain who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 4.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Eino worked as a the witnesses were Williamson’s executive officer, Major Walter S.

Olson trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 4). He served with First Special Service Force.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Class_ASN 329632
Class_Name Olson, Eino O.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
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Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • Born 5 January 1911 in Finland.
  • 6 March 1943 — Graduated with Class 4.
  • Assigned to FSSF.
  • Served with First Special Service Force.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
  • Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
  • NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Eino O. Olson for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Olson, Eino O. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: EINO O. OLSON.doc, EINO O. OLSON.doc.docx)