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Service Number -2163053
Third Platoon
Company L Muster Roll Mar-Apr 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Enlisted 18 Sep 1917. Listed as Private. Transferred to 132nd INF per SO#108 Hdq 33rd DIV dtd 20 Apr 1918. Assigned to Co L, 132nd INF per Verbal Order Commanding Officer (VOCO) 23 Apr 1918. - Muster Roll May-June 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Aug 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Sep 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Oct 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. - Company Roster November 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. - Company Roster December 1918 A.E.F. Junglinster, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster January 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster February 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster March 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. Absent with Leave 22 March. - Company Roster April 1919 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. Rejoined 6 April 1919.
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Name: Gerhard Olson
Departure Date: 9 May 1919
Departure Place: Brest, France
Arrival Date: 17 May 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Residence Place: Fingal, North Dakota
Father: Adolph D. Olson
Ship: Mt Vernon
Military Unit: CO. L 132 INF.
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2, 163, 053
Notes: COMPANY "L", 132ND. INFANTRY 33RD. DIVISION
the North Dakota Military Men, 1917-1918
Name: Gehard Henry Olson
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1895
Military Date: 18 Sep 1917
Military Place: Valley City
Army Number: 2,163,053
Enlistment Type: Inducted
Inducted or Enlistment Place: Barnes
Registrant: Yes
Parents Origin: of American parents
Occupation: Farmer
Comments: inducted at Valley City on Sept. 18, 1917; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Company M, 352nd Infantry, to April 5, 1918; Company L, 132nd Infantry, to discharge. Grades: Private 1st Class, Feb. 16, 1918; Cook, March 22, 1918; Private, April 5, 1918; overseas from May 16, 1918, to May 9, 1919; wounded, slightly, Aug. 17, 1918. Engagements: Offensives: Somme; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Amiens (Picardy); Troyon and Verdun-Fromereville (Lorraine). Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on May 26, 1919, as a Private.
Source: Original data: Roster of the Men and Women Who Served in the Army or Naval Service (of the United States of its Allies from the State of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918. Vol. I-IV. Bismarck, ND, USA: Bismarck Tribune Co., 1931. NOTE: Date of overseas duty adjusted from original to manifest date. i.e. 9 not 17 May.
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Post War Occupations / Bio:
the 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Gehard Olson
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: North Dakota
Home in 1920: Norma, Barnes, North Dakota
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's Name: D Adoph Olson
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Minnesota
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Home Farm
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
D Adoph Olson 48
Gehard Olson 24
Herman Olson 11
Alpha Olson 9
the 1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Gehard Olson
Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 35
Birthplace: North Dakota
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Norma, Barnes, North Dakota, USA
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at First Marriage: 33
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Minnesota
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Gen. Farm
Class of Worker: Employer
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members Age Relationship
Adolph D Olson
58 Father
Gehard Olson 35 Head
Cora Johana Olson
26 Wife
Alfa Olson
19 Sister
Adele Maxine Olson
1 Daughter
Gene Allen Olson 1 Son
the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Gerhard Olson
Respondent: Yes
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: North Dakota
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Norma, Barnes, North Dakota
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Norma, Barnes, North Dakota
Residence in 1935: Norma
Occupation: Farmer
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 8
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 60
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Richard Olson 45 Head
Cora Olson
36 Wife
Adele Olson
11 Daughter
Iner Olson
7 Daughter
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