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1945

First Lieutenant Glenn H. Oliver

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 289th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 75th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 04, 1945 / Age: 26

Killed in action in Epinal, France

1943

Yoeman Third Class John R. Olm

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: July 10, 1943 / Age: 21

Died in service in Leatherback, Philippine Islands

1918

Vivian James Olmstead

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery A, 42nd Field Artillery

Date of Loss: October 17, 1918 / Age: 23

Died of pneumonia on Oct. 17, 1918.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 3, page 2395 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

1943

First Lieutenant James T. Olmstead

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 329th Fighter Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 328th Fighter Group

Date of Loss: May 22, 1943 / Age: 23

Lt. Olmstead was leading a group of fighter aircraft during a training flight from Oakland Municipal Airport to Oroville, California, via Sacramento for a fuel stop. After departing Sacramento, he began demonstrating shallow barrel rolls.

1918

Charles Leo Olmstead

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill.

Date of Loss: April 27, 1918 / Age: 26

Died in Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., on April 27, 1918.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

1941

Fireman First Class Clifford N. Olos

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS West Virginia

Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 20

Was aboard the USS West Virgina which was bombed at Pearl Harbor. Apparently he and two other ship mates lived for 16 days in the fresh water pumping station known as A-111.

1918

William Emanuel Olsen

Minneapolis, MN

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 54th Pioneer Infantry

Date of Loss: October 04, 1918 / Age: 30

Died in France, on Oct. 4, 1918.

Buried in Argonne-American Cemetery.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

1918

Daniel K. Olsen

World War I (WWI)

Date of Loss: November 11, 1918 / Age:

Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information NOT found in the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

1944

Staff Sergeant Norbert L. Olsen

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 7th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 01, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Cisterna, Italy

1944

First Lieutenant Orin E. Olson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 448th Bomber Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 321st Bomber Group

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 12th Air Force

Date of Loss: July 26, 1944 / Age: 25

On July 26 they were bombing a bridge on the Adiage River near Verona, Italy, when their plane was hit in the left engine. Orin stayed at the controls of the plane as other crew members parachuted out.