Hubert E. Olach Obituary

Born Apr 15, 1926, Hubert E. Olach attended Charlevoix High School in Charlevoix, MI. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Hubert E. Olach.

Graduation Year	Class of 1944
Date of Birth	Apr 15, 1926
Date of Passing	Feb 09, 1951
About	On April 15, 1926, Hubert Olach was born to Edward and Marie Olach in Charlevoix. He was their third son and sixth child. He graduated from Charlevoix High School, where he earned a letter in track, in 1944. He joined the U.S. Army on July 13, 1944, and fought in World War II in the Philippines and Japan until October 1947. He married Dorothy L. Young on July 3, 1948. He remained in the reserves while he and Dorothy moved to Mount Pleasant where he attended Central Michigan University as a pre-med student. He was recalled to active duty in late October of 1950 and was sent to Korea in late December, leaving behind his wife and newborn son, Peter. On Feb. 9, 1951, he was reported missing. His death was confirmed the same day. He became the first Charlevoix serviceman to be killed in Korea. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy for the actions he took to protect others in his unit that day. Sergeant Olach was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.