Wartime biography of Vernal Grant Olsen, 1992

File — Carton: 1, Folder: 50

Identifier: MSS 9148 File 50

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Photocopy of wartime biography of Vernal Grant Olsen.

Dates

Creation: 1992

Creator

Norton, Don E. (1934-) (collector, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical History

Vernal Grant Olsen was drafted into the military during his last week of high school. He trained in Salt Lake City, Texas, Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia. He was trained as a paratrooper. After training, he was sent to Italy, France, and England. After the war, he got married and worked in electricity and construction.