Obit for OLSON, Archie (d.1945), Polk Co., MN

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ARCHIE OLSON



Archie Olson Dies in Jap Prison Camp

(Red Lake Falls Gazette, March 21, 1946, p1)



Brother of C.F. Olson Falls Prisoner of Japs in Fall of Battan - died 

Feb. 12, 1945



Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Olson received word during the past week that his 

brother, Archie Olson, who was employed here prior to the war, and was 

well known by a large number of local people, had died in a Japanese 

prisoner camp on February 12, 1945.



The following account of his death appeared in last week's issue of the 

Fosston Thirteen Towns:

Archie Olson of the Fosston-Trail area was the first man from this area 

to be taken prisoner during the war.  He became a prisoner of the Japs 

when Bataan fell.  Little news was heard from him during the remainder of 

the war except that it was known he was being held in Japan towards the 

end of the war.  Recently the family had word from the war department 

that he had died in a prison camp about a year ago.  Last week the family 

received the following letter from the commanding officer:



Dear Mrs. Quam:

I was Archie's C.O. in Japan.  We were at the Fukuolsa No. 3 camp, which 

you can find on the map at a place called Moji, at the tip of the island 

called Kyushu.  Archie was a grand big man, a man the men loved, he was 

quiet, easy going and happy.  He did not suffer, he became ill, went into 

a coma and then passed away.

I do not recall that he ever was a victim of beatings, and as for food, 

he received enough of what we had to normally get along.  I believe that 

he just happened to be a victim of war.  It most likely was from malaria 

that he died.

His doctor was Captain Charles Armstrong of Fletcher General Hospital, 

Cambridge, Ohio.  Dr. Armstrong was a very wonderful young officer, who 

worked hard for his men.  He took care of Archie.

	With every wish I remain.

		Sincerely yours,

		John L. Curran, O.P.

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