Olaf Edward Olson

World War I
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Fallen

County:
Walsh

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company H, 322nd Infantry

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Nov. 10, 1918.

Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on May 3, 1922, and buried in Grave 4427, European Section, Arlington National Cemetery, Va.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2425 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Walsh county. Born, Morath, Sweden, Jan. 15, 1894. Declarant citizen. Occupation - carpenter. Inducted at Grafton on May 27, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 22nd Company, 6th Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to June 18, 1918; Company L, 158th Infantry, to Sept. 29, 1918; Company H, 322nd Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 11, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: St. Die (Lorraine).