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OLCOTT JR.-ALFRED

ALFRED  VANSANTVOORD OLCOTT JR.

Rate/Rank
NAVAL ENSIGN (SC)
Service Branch
USN 6/1943 - 6/1946
Speciality
NAVAL ENSIGN (SC)
Born 02/02/1919
BRONX, NEW YORK
HE WAS FOUNDER OF A HISTORICAL MARITIME SOCIETY IN KINGSTON, NEW YORK, IN WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS THE HUDSON RIVER MARITIME CENTER.
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
SERVICE MEMORIES

HE SERVED THREE YEARS WITH THE NAVY IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR 2. HE ALSO FOUNDED THE STEAMSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY.