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Marten A Olson 1916 - 2008

Marten Arnold Olson of Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota was born on June 30, 1916, and died at age 91 years old on March 5, 2008.
Marten Arnold Olson
Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota 56201
June 30, 1916
March 5, 2008
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Marten Arnold Olson's History: 1916 - 2008

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  • 06/30
    1916

    Birthday

    June 30, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 37805843 Enlisted: August 10, 1945 in Ft Snelling Minnesota Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Printing And Publishing Clerks, N.e.c
  • 03/5
    2008

    Death

    March 5, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1916, in the year that Marten A Olson was born, suffragette Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives as a Representative at large from Montana. She was the first woman to hold an elected Federal office. Holding the office for two years, she ran again in 1940 and served another two year term. Montana had granted women unrestricted voting rights in 1914, 6 years before women got the vote nationally.
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In 1921, Marten was merely 5 years old when on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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