Military Involvement
| Servicemen - O surnames | KIA | POW | DNB | Pic/s |
| Olson, Kenneth Leo | X | X |
Leigh Barth AKA Leighroy Olander was born June 30, 1918 to William Carl and Daisie Mable Bolsinger Olander. He died Dec. 16, 1980 and is buried in Saint Boniface Cemetery, Garner, IA.
Pvt. Barth Olander served in World War II with the U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division and was on Omaha Beach on D-Day and was wounded in action and received the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; americandday.org
Bert Melvin Olson was born Oct. 11, 1908 to Ole and Anna Lastra Olson. He died Feb. 8, 1974 and is buried in Amsterdam Township Cemetery, Kanawha, IA.
Pvt. Olson served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Fred Christ Olthoff was born Feb. 25, 1919 to Erick and Annie Olthoff. He died Nov. 10, 1965 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Klemme, IA.
Fred served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Joseph Bertinius Omvig was born Oct . 30, 1909 to Abel and Mary Johanna Fosen Omvig. He died June 16, 1986 and is buried in Amsterdam Township Cemetery, Kanawha, IA.
Cpl. Omvig served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Lafayette Vincent ‘Lafe’ Oxley, Jr. was born Apr. 30, 1923 to Lafayette Vincent (Sr.) and Rose Willodson Oxley. He died May 4, 2006 and is buried in the Corwith Cemetery, Corwith, IA.
Petty Officer Oxley served as an aviation structural mechanic with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Jun & Jul 2019; updated May 2020