Arnold Eugene Olson
Graduating
Class of 1950
Served in
The
Korean War
Captain
Arnold Eugene Olson
Marine Corps
1st Marine Aircraft Wing
Hometown
Black River Falls, WI
Date of Birth
Location of Death
North Korea
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Riverside Cemetery, Black River Falls, WI
More About Captain Olson
Captain Arnold Eugene Olson graduated with a bachelor of science in agriculture in 1950, attending from 1947 to 1950. Captain Olson was the pilot of an F4U-5N Corsair night fighter with the Marine Night Fighter Squadron 513, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On July 13, 1951, while on a combat mission near Namchon-jon, Korea, contact was lost, and an explosion was heard. He was taken prisoner and died in a prison camp on Oct. 25, 1951. His remains were recovered in 1954.