Timeline
Birth- 28 Nov 1917
Junction City, Kansas
Kansas
1917
1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 23 years
Conflict Period
World War II
Army Branch
Infantry
Branch
Army
Army Serial Number
17002434
Army Component
Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source Of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Served For
United States of America
Gold Star
Enlistment- 3 Oct 1940-Age: 23 years
Ft Riley Kansas
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
Death- 6 June 1944-Age: 27 years
Roland had died at Omaha Beach when his landing craft was struck by a mortar shell.[
Normandy, France
Other Facts
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Residence
Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Occupation
Farm hands, general farms
Race Or Ethnicity
White
Level Of Education
2 years of high school
Source Information
Source Film Reel Number
2.95
Source Box Number
0238
Full Name
Roland A Ehlers
