World War II

On this date in 1944, Orin Olson was buried at a nameless cemetery in Italy, a long way from his beloved farm near New Rockford, North Dakota.Orin loved…

Today, people take antibiotics like penicillin and amoxicillin for granted. But it was just back in 1945, during World War II, that the “wonder drug”…

The 30th Bombardment Squadron, which would one day be stationed in North Dakota, has its roots in WWI, where it first formed as the 30th Aero Squadron.…