Carus E. Olcott

  • ASN:
    42095176
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Mar 13, 1923
  • DATE OF DEATH
    Jan 6, 2021
FULL NAME:

Carus E. Olcott

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

42095176

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Mar 13, 1923
  • DATE OF DEATH: Jan 6, 2021
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Otisco, New York

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Jul 12, 1944
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Syracuse, New York
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    23rd Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Company K, 3rd Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Private First Class (Pfc.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    1st Scout
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945), ✭ Central Europe Campaign (22 March – 11 May 1945)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Purple Heart, 🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖WWII Victory Medal, 🎖Honorable Service Lapel Button, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge

SUMMARY OF HIS SERVICE:

Carus E. Olcott was born on March 13, 1923 in Otisco, state New York. As a farm boy he wanted to attend college and learn more about agriculture but he was drafted instead and entered the U.S. Army on July 12, 1944. After his basic training Carus was sent overseas and on January 23, 1945 he joined his Company K, 23rd Infantry Regiment.

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Wounded In Action (WIA)
  • DATE:
    March 1945
  • LOCATION:
    Germany
  • NOTES:
    Diagnosis: Condition due to reduced temperature: Trench foot Causative Agent: Cold Injury, Ground Type
HONORED BY:

Lukas Netrh - Men of the 2nd Infantry Division

NARA - Display Full Records

File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

Brief Scope: This series contains records of approximately nine million men and women who enlisted in the United States Army, including the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name:
Carus E Olcott

Army Serial Number:
42095176

Enlistment Place:
Syracuse New York

Enlistment Date:
12 Jul 1944

Army Branch:
No branch assignment

Branch:
Army

Race or Ethnicity:
White

Residence:
Onondaga County, New York

Enlistment Term:
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

Source of Army Personnel:
Civil Life

Army Component:
Selectees (Enlisted Men)

Level of Education:
4 years of high school

Occupation:
Farm hands, general farms

Marital Status:
Single, without dependents

Birth Date:
1923

Birth Place:
New York

Source Box Number:
1502

Source Film Reel Number:
8.14

Conflict Period:
World War II

Served for:
United States of America

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