Robert J. Odegaard

Petty Officer Robert James Odegaard in uniform photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Recovered:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Machinist's Mate Third Class
    Branch of Service:
    Navy
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Died in service in Oakland, California

Biography:

Robert James Odegaard was born in Kindred, Cass County, North Dakota on April 16, 1921, to Ingvald Simensen Odegaard and Lottie Hansine Johanson Odegaard.  He entered the United States Navy in San Francisco, California on July 3, 1942, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Petty Officer Odegaard was hospitalized after becoming ill on a ship leaving Oakland, California, carrying occupation troops to Japan and died in service on August 9, 1946. He is buried in St John's Cemetery, Horace, Cass County, North Dakota.

Robert James Odegaard newspaper obituary with uniform photo

Sources: Ancestry; Find A Grave