Marvel Allan Olson
- Born: 23 Aug 1924, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, USA 3264
- Marriage (1): Helen Lorraine Myers
- Died: 12 Oct 1986, Hallock, Kittson Co, Minnesota, United States at age 62 3265
 Research Notes:
1. 1930 US Census for Tordensjkold
- under the household, John Lyng: lists Marwell Olson and Orville Olson, both age 5, as nephews to John Lyng, farmer
- why were they with their uncle??
2. 1940 US Census - Tordenskjold Twp, Otter Tail Co
-- household of Martha Lyng, age 55, born in Norway, widow;
- Orwell - age 15 born in MN; grade 8; recorded as grandson; worked 60 hours the wk Mar 24 for wages as a laborer on the farm; worked 52 wks in 1939, earned $100
- Marvel - age 15 born in MN; grade 8; recorded as grandson; worked 60 hours the wk Mar 24 for wages as a laborer on the farm; worked 52 wks in 1939, earned $100
3. MN Death Index - 1986
4. Ancestry.com [7 Oct 2014] - also see familytreemaker.com data - accessed 11 Oct 2014
Public Member Tree "OFFNER-1 owner David Offner" with last login on 4 Oct 2014
- name dates of birth/death; wife, 2 male children as 'private'; Douglas Lee Olson;
- no father mother
5. John Martin photos [ parents Bryce Martin and Ethelyn Olson] ;;; accessed 1 Oct 2014
https://www.flickr.com/photos/john_martin/sets/72157632576257433/
- photo of him in a "navy uniform", age late teens or early 20's ** See Military Service event note
Noted events in his life were:
1. Residence 1930, 1 Apr 1930, Tordenskjold, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. 3259 Recorded with his brother living with his uncle, John Lyng.
2. Residence - 1935, 1 Apr 1935, Tordenskjold Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. 3260
3. Residence - 1940, 1 Apr 1940, Tordenskjold Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. 3260 Enumeration 16 Apr 1940. Both Marvel and his brother Orville (age 15) are recorded in the residence of Martha Lyng (Martha is a Widow who was married to their uncle, John Lyng. Their mother Olga Olson and their brother Conrad Edgar and their 2 sisters, Ethelyn and Orpha had moved to Mayville, North Dakota some time after their father, Carl Edward Olson died (on 6 Aug 1945).
4. Military Service, 1945-1946, 1945-1946, United States. 3266 The BIRLS file records Marvel entered service with the US Navy on 27 Feb 1945 and was released on 7 Jul 1946. According the US Navy Muster Rolls, Marvel arrived on the USS Klondike on 30 Jul 1945 and likely continued to serve on this ship until his release.
According to Wikipeadia, USS Klondike (AD-22) was one of four destroyer tenders built at the tail end of World War II for the United States Navy. Klondike was launched 12 August 1944 by Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, San Pedro, California, sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy J. Diirck, and commissioned at San Pedro on 30 July 1945. Klondike loaded hundreds of tons of spares and stores in preparation for the task of supplying and maintaining destroyers. She departed San Pedro on 19 October for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii arriving the 25th. Recalled to the West Coast, she sailed from Pearl on 7 November with 500 home-bound veterans embarked and arrived in San Diego on 15 November. On 21 November she became the flagship for Commander, San Diego Group, 19th Fleet and commenced inactivation operations on ships scheduled for the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Placed on an inactive status (in commission, in reserve) on 30 November 1946
Marvel married Helen Lorraine Myers.
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