Olson Rayder C.

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Rayder C. Olson is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

Wei�enfels 69th Infantry Division Plaque

Battle for Wei�enfels Servicemen Plaque

Name:

Rayder C. Olson

Rank:

Corporal

Serial Number:

36047822

Unit:

69th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1945-04-13

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Rayder C. Olson was born on July 9, 1918, in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. He was the son of Frank Ogden and Helen R. Wolhar Ogden. He enlisted in the service on August 28, 1941. He served in the 271st Infantry Regiment, 69th Infantry Division, as a Corporal during World War II.

Cpl Olson was Killed in Action on April 13, 1945, during the Battle of Wei�enfels in Germany. He is now buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, weremember.abmc.gov