Military Involvement
| Servicemen - O surnames | KIA |
POW |
DNB |
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| Overgaard, Andrew B. | X |
George Junior Oakley was born Feb. 15, 1925 to George Dewey and Nellie Lucinda Howey Oakley. He died Nov. 19, 2011 and is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Audubon, IA.
George served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as an aerial gunner with the 307th Bomb Group, 372nd Bomb Squadron, seeing action in the Pacific Theater.
Source: ancestry.com
Alton Theodore Olsen was born Apr. 6, 1907 to Chris and Julia Christensen Olsen. He died Dec. 1983 and is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Audubon, IA.
Alton served with the U.S. Army Infantry in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Christ and Inger Madsen Olsen Family
Chris Ingeman Olsen was born Mar. 3, 1923 to Christ and Inger Madsen Olsen. He died Aug. 30, 1999 and is buried in Brooklawn Memorial Park, Portland, Maine.
Chris served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
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John Lincoln Olsen was born Jan. 2, 1926 to Christ and Inger Madsen Olsen. He died Feb. 15, 1997 and is buried in Exira Cemetery, Exira, IA.
John served in World War II with the U.S. Army Infantry.
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Leo Olsen was born Apr. 2, 1915 to Christ and Inger Madsen Olsen. He died Apr. 7, 1998 and is buried in Exira Cemetery, Exira, IA.
Leo served in World War II with the U.S.
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Paul Stanley Olsen was born May 1, 1920 to Christ and Inger Madsen Olsen. He died Aug. 2, 1969 and is buried in Exira Cemetery, Exira, IA.
Sgt. Olsen served in World War II with the U.S. Army 30th Infantry.
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Eli Olsen was born Feb. 26, 1918 to Chris and Inger Madsen Olsen. He died Dec. 7, 1941 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 1, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.*
Petty Officer Olsen served in World War II aboard the USS Oklahoma and was MIA/FOD/KIA in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
*Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of storekeeper 3rd Class Olsen were accounted for in 2017. Eli Olsen has a cenotaph on his parents gravestone in Exira Cemetery, Exira, IA.
Source: ancestry.com
Norman Lester Olsen was born Sept. 4, 1922 to Carl and Lena Marcusen Olsen. He died May 14, 2018 and is buried in Ridgewood Cemetery, Council Bluffs, IA.
Norman served in World War II with the U.S. Army in Rhineland and Central Europe, receiving two Battle Stars and the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Paul Maurice Olsen was born July 9, 1914 to Paul T. and Myrtle Lilly Swart Olsen. He died June 19, 1982 in Omaha, NE.
Paul served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Aden Loss Owen was born Jan. 2, 1917 to Merle and Anna Loss Owen. He died July 26, 2002 and is buried in Union Township Cemetery, Coon Rapids, IA. Aden served with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II.
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Arthur Austin Owen was born Aug. 2, 1920 to Merle and Anna Loss Owen. He died June 26, 2001 and is buried in Chapel Hill Gardens, Des Moines, IA. Arthur served with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
August Willis Owen was born Jan. 10, 1921 to Alfred and Henrietta Burr Owen. He died Jan. 28, 1987 and is buried in Arlington Heights Cemetery, Audubon, IA.
Sgt. Owen served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Ernest R. Owen was born May 27, 1918 to Worthy Earl and Olive Potter Owen. He died Sept. 19, 1988 and is buried in Arlington Heights Cemetery, Audubon, IA.
Ernest served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Richard Henry “Dick” Owen was born Feb. 26, 1927 to Henry and Martha Johnson Owen. He died Oct. 6, 2000 and is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Audubon, IA.
Pvt. Owen served with the U.S. Army 8th Field Artillery Battalion in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated Aug 2022 & Feb 2024