World War II Honoree

Einar Sigurdur Olgeirson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Edinburg, North Dakota

Honored By

David Olgeirson & Family

Relationship

Son & Family

SERGEANT. SERVED MAY 1942 TO OCTOBER 1945 WITH 70TH TANK COMBAT BATTALION AS A RADIO OPERATOR. EMBARKED OVERSEAS JANUARY 1943. SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA, SICILY AND EUROPEAN THEATRE. LANDED ON UTAH BEACH D-DAY AND FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. SERVED WITH THE 70TH TANK BATTALION ATTACHED TO 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION NOVEMBER 8-11, 1942; ALGERIA AND FRENCH MOROCCO NOVEMBER 17, 1943 TO MAY 13, 1943; TUNISIA WITH THE 70TH TANK BATTALION ATTACHED TO 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION JULY 9, 1943 TO AUGUST 17, 1943; SICILY TO ENGLAND, 70TH TANK BATTALION ATTACHED TO 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION JUNE 6, 1943 TO JULY 24, 1944; NORMANDY, LANDED UTAH BEACH JULY 25, 1944 TO SEPTEMBER 14, 1944; NORTHERN FRANCE SEPTEMBER 15, 1944 TO MARCH 21, 1945; RHINELAND DECEMBER 16, 1944 TO JANUARY 25, 1945, ARDENNES.