Bertram E. Olson

1LT Bertram E. Olson's name is included on the All Veterans Memorial located on the State Capitol Grounds Bismarck North Dakota. Under Ransom County. Name included on page 1104 of the "Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II" Mr. Olson is mentioned on the memorial of the Dunn County Museum North Dakota. OLSON, Bertram E Servicenumber: O1322584 Age: 29 Born: 2 August 1915, Fort Ransom, Ransom County, North Dakota Hometown: Dunn County, North Dakota Family: Cedor M. Olson (father) Florence Olson (mother) Olive Olson (sister) Marvin Olson (brother) Charles Olson (brother) Mary E. (Maxie) Olson (wife) Diana Olson (daughter) Rank: First Lieutenant Function: Platoon Leader Regiment: 330th Infantry Regiment Battalion: 1st Battalion Division €“ Transport: 83rd Infantry Division Company €“ Squadron: A Company Unit €“ Group: - Plane data: (Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) - Date of death: 5 January 1945 Status: DOW Place of death: South of Stolberg, Germany Spot: Not available Awards: Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster Gravenumber: Plot B, Row 17, Grave 8 Cemetery: American War Cemetery Margraten Biography: - Other information: 1st Lt Bertram E. Olson met Mary Ellen Maxie at the Dodge School where both worked; he as a superintendant and she as a teacher. They were married 1 June 1942, in Wibaux, Montana and had one daughter - Mrs Diana Olson Dean - born two days after her father's death. He enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 13 July 1942, received his basic training in Colorado, followed by OCS in Georgia and more training in Texas. On the photo Lt Olson is pictured as a sergeant with the 89th Division. On 17 July 1944 - as a 2nd Lt - he joined H Company of the 330 Infantry Regiment from the 41st Replacement Battalion and he was assigned to the Mortar Section. The 330th IR was then fighting near Remilly in Normandy. The 'morning report' of 330th IR for 10 December 1944 lists him as a 1st Lt and lightly injured in action on 5 December 1944 but he remained on duty. On or shortly before 20 December 1944, he was assigned to A Company. On 25 December 1944 he was Seriously Wounded in Action when A Company of the 330th IR was fighting in on the north side of Winden near the Roer River (east of Aachen in Germany). On 25 December 1944 he was evacuated to 13th Field Hospital, located south of Stolberg at that moment, where he died of his wounds on 5 January 1945. Lt Olson is mentioned on the memorial of the Dunn County Museum, North Dakota. Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Wim Slangen www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, Dunn County Museum Veterans Memorial in North Dakota Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Wim Slangen, Mrs Diana Olson Dean - Mandan ND