Ole A. Henrikson

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County:

Ransom

Date of Loss:

1944-11-20

Military Service:

Rank:

Corporal

Branch of Service:

Army

Major Battle/Theatre:

European African Middle Eastern Theater

Circumstances:

Aviation Cadet Ole A Henrikson, 24, of Roscoe [an area in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California], was killed in an B-25 crash near Chandler, Arizona.

Biography:

born Fort Ransom, NDak 7 Mar 20; resident Ransom County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 27 May 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; died in service 20 Nov 44 Chandler, Ariz; buried in Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood, California

At the time of the crash, he was married to Betty Kilbourne Henrikson. He had two stepchildren, Ralph McBee of the Navy Air Corps and Garna Bell McBee. He was also survived by his mother, Mrs Tina Henrikson, of Seattle WA, two sisters in Seattle and two brothers in North Dakota.