State Heroes

1952

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

1918

Gilford Oliver Olson

World War I (WWI)

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.

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.

1968

Private First Class Richard James Olson

Grand Forks, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 4th Marine Regiment

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

Date of Loss: April 26, 1968 / Age: 18

Killed in action in Quang Tri, South Vietnam through hostile small arms fire. 

1968

Private First Class Larry Rex Olson

McHenry, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 27th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 19, 1968 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Binh Duong, South Vietnam from hostile small arms fire. 

1968

Commander Delbert Austin Olson

Casselton, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Navy

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Observation Squadron 67

Date of Loss: January 11, 1968 / Age: 42

In LZ, LAOS
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND

Body was recovered.12/11/2002

1918

Henry Leonard Olson

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 313th Engineers

Date of Loss: October 08, 1918 / Age: 22

Died of pneumonia at Herricourt, France, on Oct. 8, 1918.

Buried, Grave 28, Row 3, Block F, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

1918

Seward Olson

Vang, ND

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 78th Infantry

Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 25

Died of pneumonia, at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 15, 1918.

Buried at Vang, N. Dak.

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

1918

Hans J. Olson

Bowman, ND

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G, 313th Ammunition Train

Date of Loss: July 22, 1918 / Age: 26

Died of influenza at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on July 22, 1918.

Buried, Bowman, N. Dak.

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

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.