World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Cass
Date of Loss:
Recovered:
Remains recovered
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
Machinist's Mate 3rd Class
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968
Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater
Circumstances:
Died in service in Oakland, California
Biography:
Robert James Odegaard was born in Kindred, Cass County, North Dakota on April 16, 1921 to Ingvald Simensen Odegaard and Lottie Hansine Johanson Odegaard. He entered the United States Navy in San Francisco, California on July 3, 1942, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Petty Officer Odegaard was hospitalized after becoming ill on a ship leaving Oakland, California, carrying occupation troops to Japan and died in service on August 9, 1946. He is buried in St John's Cemetery, Horace, Cass County, North Dakota.
Sources: Ancestry; Find A Grave