PARAMARINES Basel, Paul Olen

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

Basel​

• FORENAME

Paul Olen​

• UNIT

1st Parachute Regiment (H & Service Company)​

• RANK

Private First Class​

• NUMBER

438762​

• DATE OF DEATH

27th December 1943​

• AGE

32​

• GRAVESITE

Astoria Cemetery, Astoria, Illinois, USA​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 25.11.1911, Fulton, Illinois, USA​

father Arthur S. Basel (1886-1936)​

mother Annie L. (nee Dickson) Basel (1888-1964)​

1930 graduated Lewistown High School​

attended Western Teachers College, Macomb, Illinois​

1934-1937 Army​

employed by Midwest Manufacturing Company​

16.10.1940 draft card Illinois​

04.08.1942 entered service USMC​

DOW Bougainville, Solomon Islands​

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