Russell Bender Olvey

1922 - 1943  (21 years)

• Name	Russell Bender Olvey  [1]
  Birth	1922	Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Mar 1943	Pacific Ocean
  Burial	At Sea
  Notes	Russell B. Olvey died aboard the U.S.S. Triton, a submarine which was sunk 15 March 1943 in the Pacific Caroline Basin, northwest of Admiralty Island and southwest of Rabaul. The Triton home port was the Brisbane Submarine Base, Australia. He was awarded the Purple Heart. see website: www.csp.navy.mil/ww2boats/triton.htm There is a monument at Ft. McKinley, Manilla, the Phillapines, honoring the sailors who died on the Triton. Monument says he died 4 April 1944.
  Person ID	I04359	William "Alvey" Olvey
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	William Lewis Olvey,   b. 04 Aug 1885, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA d. Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Goldie May Davis,   b. Abt 1887, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA d. Aug 1964, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Divorce	Abt 1943
  Family ID	F01994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1922 - Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S00101] USS Triton web site.