PFC Ole S. Danielson (1924 – 2001), father of Irmo Mayor Bill Danielson, served his country gallantly during World War II.
Ole was inducted into the US Army in June 1943 (picture enclosed) after graduating from Rogers High School in Newport RI in June of 1942. He shipped across the Atlantic in January 1944 where he served in General Patton’s Third Army, 80thInfantry, 319th Regiment, E Company. Ole fought through France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany then on to Czechoslovakia and Austria until his return to the states in December 1945.
Ole was the recipient of two purple hearts during his time in Europe. The first in October of 1944 during the Battle of Metz and the second in February 1945 (during the battle of the bulge) crossing the Our River in Germany.
Upon return to the states he married his wife Eleanor in 1948 and they raised children Deborah, Karen and William Danielson.
