OLC is Oak Leaf Cluster
It often means the native state/country from where the man came from.
It shows that the serviceman was awarded the Army Achievement Medal six times.
Naval? Aviation machinists mate
AM is Air Medal ARCOM is Army Commendation Medal
It could mean that they were awarded the Legion of Merit. See the link to the right for a memo on the meaning of the award published by the Department of the Army.
George Washington farted so much he died
AM stands for Air Medical, assuming you are talking about a government issued military marker.
A Soldier former assigned to the 719th Railway Operations Battalion between 1943 and 1954. It was redesignated the 719th Transportation Battalion on 8 July 1954. Also mentioned in a 1945 article entitled, "The Story of the 1st Military Railway Service,
I think so. why else would you be standing at the foot of a grave? unless it's somebody you know, in which case you don't really need to read the headstone every time you visit it. Do you mean 'should you be able to read the front of the headstone?'. In that case, yes: the front part of the headstone is the part facing the grave, so if you are standing on the grave side of the headstone you'll be able to read the front.
SGT, is the abbriviation for Sergeant, which is the E-5 Non Commissioned Officer, (NCO) Enlisted soldier's, rank
it means someone is watching over you a guardian angel