State Heroes

Corporal Milnor S. Olson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 30, 1944 / Age: 33
Died in service in Germany

Pvt.1st Class Alfred A. Olson
Hatton, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 39th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action, on Sept. 29, 1918.
Buried in Grave 34, Row 33, Block C, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

Captain Norman E. Olson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 357th Fighter Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 355th Fighter Group
Date of Loss: April 08, 1944 / Age: 29
Killed in action in Germany

1st Lieutenant Orin E. Olson
World War II
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.

1st Lieutenant Orville R. Olson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 31, 1942 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Bataan, Philippine Islands
Gilford Oliver Olson
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 22nd Company, 6th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 18, 1918 / Age: 21
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 18, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2415 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Private Stanley O. Olson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 301st Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: March 06, 1945 / Age: 18
Killed in action in Germany
Fred Harold Olson
World War I
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.

Seaman Apprentice Thomas J. Olson
Korean War
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: March 22, 1952 / Age: 19
Died in service in Norfolk, Virgina
Oliver Mitchel Omlie
Grafton, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 42nd Company, 11th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 06, 1918 / Age: 25
Died at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 6, 1918, of pneumonia.
Burial, Grafton, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Sgt. Gerhard S. Omoth
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 13, 1944 / Age: 35
Killed in action near France.

Private First Class Ivan J. Ones
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 379th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 19, 1944 / Age: 28
Killed in action in France

Private Waldo H. Onsager
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 169th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 43rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 18, 1945 / Age: 19
Died in service in Luzon, Philippine Islands

Private First Class Palmer R. Onsgard
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 16, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in France

Radioman 1c Marvin D. Oothoudt
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: November 08, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.