In a twist on what Will Rogers famously said, let's just say I never met a man (or woman) that didn't like Ernest "Olen" Mitchell.

Olen Mitchell, the 103-year-old Hutchinson World War II veteran, who KSN News featured as part of our Veteran Salute, died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, his family announced to KSN News.

E. Olen Mitchell, 103, died peacefully December 24, 2024, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born December 9, 1921, in Stuart, OK, to Kenneth Troy and Pearl (Buck) Mitchell. Olen moved to ...

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (KAKE) - On Christmas Eve, Olen Mitchell, a World War Two veteran from Hutchinson, died peacefully in his sleep at 103 years old. From the battlefield in Germany in 1944 to his ...

Olen Mitchell "passed peacefully in his sleep" Tuesday morning at the age of 103, according to a Facebook post from the Kansas Honor Flight organization. Mitchell received a Purple Heart after ...

Olen Mitchell, an Army veteran who survived a severe injury in Germany during the war, went on to be an active member of his community and in support of fellow veterans. His family said that ...

U.S. Army Sergeant Olen Mitchell is a Kansas treasure. An American hero. Mitchell was born in Oklahoma in 1921. He heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor on the radio, and a few years later ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Olen Mitchell, the 103-year-old Hutchinson World War II veteran, who KSN News featured as part of our Veteran Salute, died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, his family ...