State Heroes
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
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
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.
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
1918
Knute Olson
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 18th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: March 01, 1918 / Age: 33
Killed in action on March 1, 1918.
Buried in Grave 23, Row 14, Block B, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1941
Pharmacist's Mate Third Class Kermonth N. Olson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: December 10, 1941 / Age:
Died while in MIA status. Philippines. Remains not recovered.Â
1918
Fred Harold Olson
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Machine Gun Training Center, Cemp Hancock, Ga.
Date of Loss: October 04, 1918 / Age: 24
Died of influenza on Oct. 4, 1918, at Camp Hancock, Ga.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1942
Private Sherman R. Olson
Arnegard, ND
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 05, 1942 / Age:
1945
Staff Sergeant Kenneth R. Olson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: February 21, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Corporal George V. Olson
Banks, ND
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: January 21, 1944 / Age:
Died at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii