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Kenneth LeRoy Olson 1922–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1922

Birth Location: Hale township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 20 FEB 1945

Death Location: Iwo Jima, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

Father: Almer Olson

Mother: Hannah Johnson

Spouse(s): Shirley Marsh

Children(s): Steve Olson

Kenneth LeRoy Olson was born in 1922 in Hale township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Almer Boyd Olson And Hannah Johnson. Kenneth LeRoy Olson married Shirley Ann Marsh, and had children including Steve Allen Olson. Kenneth LeRoy Olson passed away in 1945 in Iwo Jima, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.

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Biography

  • Kenneth LeRoy Olson was born in 1922 in Hale township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Almer Boyd Olson And Hannah Johnson.
  • Kenneth LeRoy Olson married Shirley Ann Marsh, and had children including Steve Allen Olson.
  • Kenneth LeRoy Olson passed away in 1945 in Iwo Jima, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.

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Kenneth Olson's Ancestors

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Kenneth Olson
1922–1945
Birth Place: Hale township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Almer Boyd Olson
1887–1959
Hale township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA
Hannah Johnson
1886–1958
Lillehammer, Oppland, Norway
Grandparents
Christian (Mathias) Olson
1841–1927
Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway
Karen ((Karolin)) Olson
1842–1910
Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway
Johannes Vernsen
1849–1926
Messenvangen, Norway
Karen Nielsdatter
1853–1946
Ottersborg, Norway
Great-Grandparents
Mathias Olsen
1806–1867
Johanne Halvorsdatter
1811–1877
Rasmus Johnson
1820–1901
Martha
1820–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Kenneth Olson's Descendants

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Kenneth (LeRoy) Olson (1922–20 FEB 1945) m. Shirley (Ann) Marsh (13 JUL 1922–4 DEC 2010)
  1. 1. Steve (Allen) Olson 1942–2016

Kenneth Olson's Timeline

2 Records

1922
1922
Birth of Kenneth LeRoy Olson in Hale township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA
Hale township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA
1945
20 FEB 1945
Age 23
Death of Kenneth LeRoy Olson in Iwo Jima, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Iwo Jima, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1922
    Event Place: Hale township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 FEB 1945
    Event Place: Iwo Jima, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

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