Olson, Ole, 1877-1943

Person

Dates

Usage: 1877 - 1943

Biographical Note

Ole Olson (1877-1943) was a doctor and served in World War I.

Ole Olson, also seen as Oleson, was born on June 11, 1877 in Gardiner, Illinois to Mads N. and Anna A. (Thompson) Olson. His family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska when he was one. Circa 1907-1908, Olson began medical school and became a physician in Lincoln. During World War I, he served as head doctor for the 108th ammunition train of the 33rd Division of the Illinois National Guard. His unit was deployed to France in 1918. When the war ended, he remained for a time as part of the Army of Occupation in Luxembourg. He earned the rank of Major.

Olson married Anna E. Fuhrmann (1877-1966) on August 23, 1907 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The couple had three sons. Ole Olson died suddenly on November 8, 1943 due to a pulmonary embolism.

Gender

male

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Seiler Family Aviation Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2024-03-12

Contents of the Collection The Seiler Family Aviation Collections holds textual, visual, and audiovisual materials from the military and commercial aviation careers of members of the Seiler family. Materials are dated from the 1950s through the 2010s, although the bulk of material fall within the 1980s-1990s. It has been arranged alphabetically by family member with each family member's materials in chronological order. The first series, Gretchen (Seiler) Haskins, is primarily...

Dates: circa 1950s-2010s; Majority of material found within 1980s-1990s

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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