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He was 96.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Family friend Dennis Anderson says Ochsner died Saturday at his home in California City of complications from cancer and old age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the U.S. Army\u2019s 101st Airborne Division \u2014 known as the \u201cScreaming Eagles\u201d \u2014 Ochsner also fought at the Battle of the Bulge.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2017\/09\/20\/us-veterans-awarded-frances-highest-honor-for-wwii-service\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TZC7INEBKBAMLMDD7MSXRPOZWE-1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US veterans awarded France&#8217;s highest honor for WWII service<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The veterans were each presented the National Order of the Legion of Honor during a ceremony Tuesday at Los Angeles National Cemetery.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2017 Ochsner and nine other veterans were awarded France\u2019s National Order of the Legion of Honor during a ceremony at Los Angeles National Cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ochsner married Violet Jenson in 1947. 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