Olaf Francis Hicks
Sex: M
AKA: Ol
Individual Information
Birth: 2 Jun 1928 - Steubenville, Jefferson, OH 37
Christening:
Death: 25 Dec 1950 - Tokyo, , , Japan 37
Burial: 23 Jan 1951 - Saint Clairsville, Belmont, OH 37
Cause of Death: in action in Korean War 37
Events
Notes
• Lived in: Bef 1941, Maynard, Belmont, OH. 37
• Lived in: 1941, Saint Clairsville, Belmont, OH. 37
• Military: enlisted, 1945. 37 His rank was private. He spent three hears in Germany with the Army of Occupation. He was honorably discharged and reenlisted in 1949, and left for the Korean Theater July 9, 1950. He was wounded in action on Dec 1, 1950, while attached to the 7th Infantry division and was flown to Tokyo, where he died. He was the first Saint Clairsville war veteran to give his life for his country in Korea. He passed away on Christmas Day in a military hospital in Tokyo, Japan. His body was sent to Beck's funeral home in Saint Clairsville, Ohio. The pastor of the Saint Clairsville United Presbyterian Chruch officiating. Full military rites were give by Saint Clairsville Post No. 159, American Legion.
Parents
Father: Encil Morgan Hicks (1883-1953)
Mother: Minnie Baker (1907-1989)
Notes
Death Notes:
He was buried in a military hospital.Burial Notes:
He is buried in Union Cemetery in Lot 140, Grave 3. The funeral home was Beck Funeral Home in Saint Clairsville, Belmont, Ohio.