ND Veterans Affairs News: State

born Romness Township, ND 17 Apr 17; resident Griggs County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, MN 20 Mar 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 25 Nov 44 Germany; buried in Ringsaker Lutheran Cemetery, Cooperstown, ND.

born Scranton, ND 21 Jan 21; resident Billings County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 5 Oct 42; died in service 1 Nov 43 Ft Sill, Okla; buried in Peace Lutheran Cemetery, Scranton, ND.

born Ross, ND 27 Jun 26; resident Mountrail County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 19 Sep 44; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 7 May 45 Okinawa; buried in Plot 33, Grave 5, Section 3, Fairview Cemetery, Stanley, ND.

born Grand Forks, ND 25 Feb 26; resident Pembina County, ND; entered US Navy Mpls, MN 16 Jun 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 6 Apr 45 Okinawa; buried in Plot E, Grave 666, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Gerald Royce Olson was born in Oberon, Benson County, North Dakota on June 3, 1924, to Olaf Adolph (Asbjorne) and Cynthia A Wing Olson.  He entered the United States Navy in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota on December 11, 1942, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class Olson died in service on June 15, 1945, in a plane crash in Corpus Christi Bay, Nueces County, Texas. He is buried in Block 4, Range F, Grave 2, Section N 1/2 of Lot 33, Hillside Cemetery, Oberon, Benson County, North Dakota.

born Underwood, MN 14 Jul 21; resident Traill County, ND; entered USMC Mpls, MN 31 Mar 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 30 Aug 44 Mariana Islands; buried in Grave 269, Section M, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

born Henning, MN 28 Nov 15; resident Cass County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 28 Feb 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 18 Sep 44 Holland; buried in Grave 341-342, Section F, Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky.

born Penner, SD 10 Nov 20; resident Ward County, ND; entered US Army Ft Lincoln, ND 30 Jul 40; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIM 1 Feb 44 Cisterna, Italy; buried in Grave 14317, Block 25, Section C, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, Minn.

born Larimore, ND 14 Feb 20; resident Grand Forks County, ND; entered AUS San Francisco, Calif 14 Nov 41; died in service 22 May 43 Oronville, Calif; buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California.

born Fargo, ND 24 Feb 22; resident Cass County, ND; entered US Navy Fargo, ND 28 Nov 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 10 Jul 43 Leatherback, PI; buried in Plot H, Row 3, Grave 107, Ft McKinley U.S. Military Cemetery, Manila, Pl.