PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Van Osdol, Joseph O.
Date of birth: Unknown
Buried on:  Florence American Cemetery and Memorial
Nationality:  American
BIOGRAPHY: 
Private 1st Class Joseph O. Van Osdol is buried at the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial near Florence, Italy. Plot: H, Row: 7, Grave: 4.
     
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS (DSC)
Rank: Private First Class
Unit: Company E, 362nd Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division "Powder River", U.S. Army
Action: For action performed on 17 July 1944 near Forcoli/Province of Pisa, region Tuscany, Italy.
Details: Posthumously awarded. Citation unavailable.
 
     
PURPLE HEART
Rank: Private First Class
Unit: Company E, 362nd Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division "Powder River", U.S. Army
 
     
MEDAGLIA AL VALORE MILITARE
Rank: Private First Class
Unit: Company E, 362nd Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division "Powder River", U.S. Army
Details: At this moment it is not known which grade was received.
 
 
 
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Information source(s):   - Robbins, R.A., The 91st Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2000
- American Battle Monuments Commission
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