Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Ol - surnames |
Hugh William Olinger was born Dec. 23, 1919 to Charles Edwin and Jennie Maude Comer Olinger. He died May 18, 1996 and is buried in Maxwell Cemetery, Maxwell, IA.
Sgt. Olinger served in World War II with the U.S. Army 321st Infantry, 81st Division and 345th Infantry, 887th Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Harley George Olive was born May 22, 1917 to Urban C. and Nina M. Norris Olive. He died May 28, 1975 in Corpus Christi, TX.
Harley served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps.
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Urban Clarence Olive, Jr. was born Oct. 14, 1922 to Urban C. and Nina M. Norris Olive. He died Jan. 11, 1993 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Urban served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Max Laverne Olive was born July 15, 1918 to Edgar Laverne “Laverne” and Marie McBride Olive. He died Jan. 9, 2003 and is buried in Riverview Cemetery, Hamilton, MT.
Cpl. Olive served in World War II with the U.S. Army 753rd M.P. battalion, Fort Douglas, UT.
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Robert E. “Bob” Olive was born Aug. 22, 1923 to Edgar Laverne “Laverne” and Marie McBride Olive. He died May 15, 1992 and is buried in Riverview Cemetery, Hamilton, MT.
Robert served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Walton Lee Oliver was born Feb. 4, 1907 to T. F. and Nona Wilson Oliver. He died Mar. 10, 1980 and is buried in McFarlan Cemetery, What Cheer, IA.
Petty Officer Oliver served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps at U.S. NAS, Barbers Point, Territory of Hawaii.
Source: ancestry.com
Harold Frederick Olsan was born Mar. 3, 1910 to Lada and Hazel Gardner Olsan. He died Aug. 31, 1992 in Volusia, FL.
Petty Officer Olsan served in World War II with the U.S. Coast Guard.
Source: ancestry.com
Wayne Melos Olsan was born July 1, 1922 to Melos and Anna Hazel Patten Olsan. He died May 10, 1944 and was buried at sea and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines and in Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, IA.
Sgt. Olsan served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 370th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group and was MIA/KIA and was awarded the Purple Heart and Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters.
Source: ancestry.com
Abel Jordan Olson was born Sept. 9, 1916 to Andrew and Julia Elizabeth Idso Olson. He died Apr. 2, 1999 and is buried in Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum, Colorado Springs, CO.
Sgt. Olson served in World War II with the U.S. Army 19th and 523rd Coast Artilleries and 34th Infantry Regiment.
He was married to Alice E. Rechtenbach who also served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps. She was born Jan. 13, 1916 to William and Minnie M. Burg Rechtenbach and died Dec. 7. 190 and is also buried in Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum, Colorado Springs, CO.
Source: ancestry.com
Dale Robert Olson was born Dec. 17, 1916 to Thomas B. and Martha Olena Hill Olson. He died Sept. 5, 1972 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Pvt. Olson served in World War II with the U.S. Army 262nd Infantry.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Laverne Olson was born Mar. 3, 1922 to Sigfred E. and Genevieve Nelson Olson. He died Aug. 19, 1997 and is buried in Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, KS.
Sgt. Olson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Field Artillery in France and Germany.
Source: ancestry.com
Earl Herbert Olson was born July 27, 1918 to Elmer J. and Anna B. Heggem Olson. He died May 15, 2000 and is buried in Whitehurst-Lakewood Memorial Park, Hughson, CA.
Maj. Olson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as Special Service Officer at First Troop Carrier Command.
Source: ancestry.com
Eldon Solomon Olson was born Nov. 30, 1917 to Oliver and Lillie Samuelson Olson. He died Dec. 21, 2000
Lt. Olson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Bomb Disposal, U.S. Naval Liaison Office in Bombay, India and Mobile Explosives Investigation Unit #1.
Source: ancestry.com
Gerhard T. Olson was born July 20, 1899 to Goodman and Sofie Olson. He died Dec. 28, 1990 and is buried in Bethany Cemetery, Kelley, IA.
Gerhard served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Glenn Earl Olson was born Mar. 31, 1916 to Bert Earl and Pauline White Olson. He died Nov. 11, 1982 and is buried in Colo Cemetery, Colo, IA.
Glenn served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Harold Sherman Olson was born May 7, 1921 to Olaf L. and Anna Sophia Amundsen Olson. He died Apr. 1975 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Lt. Olson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 341st Bomb Group, 491st Bomb Squadron, 14th Air Force “Flying Tigers” He was awarded the Air Medal.
Source: ancestry.com
Homer Orlin Olson was born Aug. 3, 1922 to Elmer O. and Genora C. Twedt Olson. He died Feb. 10, 2005 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Pvt. Olson served in World War II with the U.S. Army 22nd Infantry, 4th Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Edward Olson was born Feb. 27, 1920 to Albert G. and Tina Jacobson Olson. He died Nov. 13, 2003.
Sgt. Olson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth L. Olson was born Oct. 2, 1926 to Mathias and Pearl Johnson Olson. He died Aug. 15, 2016 and is buried in Lake Fremont Cemetery, Dunnell, MN.
Kenneth served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Leo Edward Olson was born Dec. 17. 1915 to Oley and Ella R. Sorenson Olson. He died Nov. 11, 1996.
Lt. Olson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS PCE-900.
Source: ancestry.com
Maynard Julian Olson was born Mar. 17, 1911 to Ole Vaule and Bertha Julia Malmin Olson. He died Jan. 28, 1985 and is buried in McCallsburg Cemetery, McCallsburg, IA.
Maynard served in World War II with the U.S. Army Medical and Transportation Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Noel Maynard Olson was born Feb. 7, 1923 to Olaf L. and Anna Sofie Olson. He died May 28, 1990 and is buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA.
Cpl. Olson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Coast Artillery and was a POW of the Japanese.
Source: ancestry.com
Philip C. J. Olson was born Dec. 28, 1920 to Manie Carl John and Alita May Koehne Olson.
Cpl. Olson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Stanley Travis Olson was born Feb. 27, 1913 to Alexander C. and Signe Tonneson Olson. He died Feb. 13, 1988 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Sgt. Olson served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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Carl Wheeler Olson was born Dec. 13, 1916 to Alexander C. and Signe Tonneson Olson.
Chief Petty Officer Olson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Medical Corps at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD and aboard the USS Bingham (APA-225).
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George Maynard Olson was born May 21, 1919 to Alexander C. and Signe Tonneson Olson. He died Oct. 15, 1992 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
George served in World War II with the U.S. Army 69th and 9th General Hospitals.
Source: ancestry.com
Wallace Bauge Olson was born Mar. 24, 1925 to Emil and Randa Bauge Olson. He died Mar. 9, 1945 and is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Pvt. Olson served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps and was KIA while in the service of his country. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Warren Joseph Olson was born Aug. 24, 1923 to Joseph Morgan and Byrde Lee Bryant Olson. He died Apr. 4, 1983 and is buried in Ottumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, IA.
Warren served in World War II with the U.S. Army 1st Division, 1st Engineer Combat Battalion.
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Wendell Dale Olson was born Apr. 24, 1921 to Joseph Morgan and Byrde Lee Bryant Olson. He died Dec. 29, 1978 and is buried in Mount Vernon Memorial Park, Fair Oaks, CA.
Col. Olson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as a pilot of a B-17 Fortress, flying 35 missions in the European Theater of Operations. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. He also served in Korea and Vietnam.
Source: ancestry.com
Wayne John Olson was born Feb. 22, 1921 to Nels and Minnie Nelson Olson. He died May 30, 1945 and is buried in Story Memorial Gardens, Ames, IA.
Pvt. Olson served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Coast Artillery.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, May 2020