134th Infantry Regiment Website
"All Hell Can't Stop Us"
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134th Infantry Regiment Website"All Hell Can't Stop Us" |
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Olof Lekoy Rosenlof, son of Abner Hans and Margaret Inez (Dorsey) Rosenlof, was born September 12, 1919 in Mount Pleasant, Utah. He registered for the draft October 16, 1940 and was inducted into the Army November 11, 1942 at Salt Lake City, Utah. He served in Battery B, 161st Field Artillery Battalion, was promoted to Sergeant July 24, 1944 and to Staff Sergeant October 6, 1944. S/Sgt Olof L Rosenlof was killed in action December 8, 1944 in the vicinity of Sarreguemines, France. He was awarded a Silver Star Medal for gallantry during the battle in which he died. He is buried at Mount Pleasant City Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Utah.
 Silver Star Medal |
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Staff Sergeant Olof L Rosenlof, 39826992, Field
Artillery, United States Army, for gallantry in action in the vicinity of * * *
, France on 8 December 1944. Sergeant Rosenlof, attached to Company E, 134th
Infantry, served as artillery forward observer from 6 to 8 December. On the
morning of 8 December, an advanced group gained the far bank of the Saar River
but encountered strong enemy resistance and made little progress from that
point, since the enemy was determined to reduce the American bridgehead.
Sergeant Rosenlof, exposing himself to enemy fire in order to better his
observation of enemy targets, adjusted artillery fire so accurately, that its
concentration scattered the enemy force and left the bridgehead intact. The
enemy then instituted another counterattack supported by eleven tanks varying in
size from the Mark IV to the Tiger Royal. Sergeant Rosenlof immediately acted to
meet this new threat. Again exposing himself to the heavy enemy fire, he
adjusted artillery fire of such accuracy as to make its effect devastating upom
the enemy armor and force its withdrawal. Shortly thereafter, Sergeant Rosenlof
was killed by enemy artillery fire. His gallant actions in exposing himself to
the enemy fire in order to ensure the success of the battalion mission, are in
accord with the traditions of the military service. Entered military service
from Utah. General Orders No. 3, Headquarters 35th Infantry Division, 9 January 1945 |
 Bronze Star Medal |
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Staff Sergeant Olof L Rosenlof, 39826992, Field Artillery, United States Army, for meritorious service in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States in France from 11 July to 25 October 1944. Entered military service from Utah. General Orders No. 55, Headquarters 35th Infantry Division, 5 December 1944 |
