Earl Kenneth Olsen Military person

Earl Kenneth Olsen, born 2 July 1903 in Brooklyn, New York, was a member of the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1926. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for bravery in action at Guadalcanal in 1942.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1903
Birth place
Brooklyn
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1942
Place of death
Solomon Islands , Guadalcanal

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Military person

award
Navy Cross
military operations
Battle of Tassafaronga
World War II
military branch
United States Navy
military unit
USS Pensacola (CA-24)

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External resources

  1. http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/e1/earl_k_olsen.htm
  2. http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/765.htm