Bertram E Olson (O-1322584)
| Name | Olson, Bertram E |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
| Army Serial # | O-1322584 |
| State | North Dakota |
| Date of death | 1945-01-05 |
| Plot, Row, Grave | B, 17, 8 |
| Cemetery | Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands , Google Maps |
| Role | MOS 1542 Infantry Unit Commander, Platoon Leader |
| Unit | A Company, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division |
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| Additional information |
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| First Lieutenant Olson joined the 330th as a member of H Company. The morning report for July 17, 1944 on page 23 lists him joining H Company from the 41st Replacement Battalion and he was assigned to the Mortar Section as a 2LT. The morning report for December 10, 1944 on page 10 lists him a 1LT and lightly injured in action on December 5, 1944 but he remained on duty. Page 20, for December 20, 1944, shows him assigned to A Company 330th. The morning report for A Company confirms this. The A Company morning report for December 29, 1944 on page 42 lists him as severly wounded and transferred to a Field Hospital on December 25, 1944. The pages can be seen below. |
| Morning reports | |||||
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| 1944-07-17 | 2LT | Assigned and joined from 41st Replacement Battalion as of July 17, 1944 | 1542 | H / 330 | view page |
| 1944-11-04 | 2LT | Promoted to First Lieutenant as of October 31, 1944 | 1542 | H / 330 | view page |
| 1944-12-10 | 1LT | Lightly wounded in action on December 9, 1944 and remained on duty | H / 330 | view page | |
| 1944-12-20 | 1LT | Transferred to A Company, 330th Infantry Regiment as of December 20, 1944 | 1542 | H / 330 | view page |
| 1944-12-20 | 1LT | Assigned and joined from H Company, 330th Infantry Regiment as of December 20, 1944 | 1542 | A / 330 | view page |
| 1944-12-29 | 1LT | Severely wounded in action and transferred to 13th Field Hospital on December 25, 1944 | 1542 | A / 330 | view page |
| 1945-01-25 | 1LT | Died of wounds on January 5, 1945 | 1542 | A / 330 | view page |
| General Orders | |||||
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| GO # | Rank | Award | Page | ||
| 330 / 1944 / #8 | 2LT |
Combat Infantry Badge awarded for exemplary conduct in action against the enemy. |
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| Various documents | |||||
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| Description | Page | ||||
| Listed in 330th Infantry Regiment Casualties and Awards as wounded in action as a First Lieutenant in 330. | 17 | ||||