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Bataljon 99 er navnet brukt i Norge for 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate).
The 99th infantry Battalion (Separate) was activated at Camp Ripley, Minnesota on July 19th 1942 as per written instructions by the War Department. This unique elite unit was to consist only of Norwegians and Americans with direct Norwegian descent. Soldiers picked out for this elite unit had to have a working knowledge of the Norwegian language and preferably already knowing how to ski.
NARA
- http://aad.archives.gov/aad/ (Access to Archival Databases (AAD)
Media in Norway
Books
- "Bataljon 99" by Gerd Nyquist
- The Canal Drive: The 99th Infantry Battalion and the Liberation of Belgian Limburg, September 1944 by Robert Antoni Pisani
Soldiers
Killed in Action, Home Town, Date and Location
Cpl Peter Aadland, Bristol, MA Co D 26-08-1944 vic Elbeuf, France Peter Aadland
Pfc Andrew Almklov, New York, NY 18-12-1944 vic Malmedy, Belgium Andrew Almklov
Pvt Trygve Alsaker, Westchester, NY 20-08-1944 vic Elbeuf, France Trygve Alsaker
Pfc Sigvald Alver, Koochiching, MN Co C 20-10-1944 vic Wurselen, Germany Sigvald Alver
Pvt Arne Andersen, Kings, NY Co B 16-09-1944 Canal Drive, Belgium Arne Andersen
Pfc Einar V. Anderson, Howard, IA 18-10-1944 vic Wurselen, Germany Einar Anderson
Pfc Ingebrigt Arnold Apold, Nassau, NY Co A 19-09-1944 Canal Drive, Belgium Ingebrigt Arnold Apold
Pfc Arne Magne Berg, Ulster, NY 26-08-1944 vic Elbeuf, France Arne Magne Berg
Pvt Clifton Bernhard Brickson, Grand Forks, ND Co B 15-09-1944 Canal Drive, Belgium Clifton B Brickson
Pvt Gunnar D Danielsen, Bergen, NJ Co B 07-01-1945 vic Malmedy, Belgium Gunnar D Danielsen
Cpl Ove A Eftedal, Kootenai, ID HQ Co 16-01-1945 vic Malmedy, Belgium Ove A Eftedal
Pfc Sverre Efteland, Big Horn, MT Co B 10-01-1945 vic Malmedy, Belgium Sverre Eftedal
Pfc Andrew O. Eilertson, Cook, IL Co B 06-01-1945 vic Malmedy, Belgium Andrew O Eilertson
Cpl Carl P Elvegaard, Lehigh, PA HQ Co 29-12-1944 vic Malmedy, Belgium Carl P Elvegaard
Pfc Gustave A Eriksen, Bronx, NY Co C 21-10-1944 vic Wurselen, Germany Gustave A Eriksen
Pfc Gustav I Galschodt, Kings, NY Co D 20-08-1944 vic Elbeuf, France Gustav I Galschodt
Pfc Albin B Hagen, Todd, MN Co A 25-08-1944 vic Elbeuf, France Albin B Hagen
Pfc Karl J Heimark, Queens, NY 16-09-1944 Canal Drive, Belgium Karl J Heimark
Cpl William Holt, Queens, NY Co A 27-08-1944 vic Elbeuf, France William Holt
Sgt Oliver A Indergaard, Traill, ND Co A/B 10-01-1945 vic Malmedy, Belgium Oliver A Indergaard
Pvt Berger Otto Jensen, San Diego, CA Co A 26-08-1944 vic Elbeuf, France Berger Otto Jensen
Pfc Lloyd A Johansen, Marion, OR Co C 23-02-1945 vic Barneville, France Lloyd A Johansen
Pvt Edwin A Johnson, Winnebago, IA 26-08-1944 vic Elbeuf, France Edwin A Johnson
Pfc Gunner W Johnson, Hennepin, MN HQ Co 17-10-1944 vic Wurselen, Germany Gunner W Johnson
T/3 John T Johnson, Logan, NE Med Det 06-01-1945 vic Malmedy, Belgium John T Johnson
Pfc Palmer Johnson, Plumas, CA Co D 20-08-1944 vic Elbeuf, France Palmer Johnson
Pfc Walter E Johnson, Barron, WI HQ Co 20-10-1944 vic Wurselen, Germany Walther E Johnson
Pfc Bjarne T Jorstad, Cook, IL Co D 26-08-1944 vic Elbeuf, France Bjarne T Jorstad
Pfc Anker B Kristoffersen, New York, NY 03-01-1945 vic Malmedy, Belgium Anker B Kristoffersen
Pfc Alden J Lecy, Los Angeles, CA Co C 22-10-1944 vic Wurselen, Germany Alden J Lecy
Pvt George Ligeros, Stearns, MN 17-09-1944 Canal Drive, Belgium George Ligeros
1Lt Allen L Lindholm, Grand Forks, ND Co D 26-08-1944 vic Elbeuf, France Allen L Lindholm
Pfc Sigbjørn A Log, Bronx, NY Co B 09-01-1945 vic Malmedy, Belgium Sigbjørn A Log
1Lt Hans A Movik, Kings, NY Co B 17-09-1944 Canal Drive, Belgium Hans A Movik
Pfc Magnus A Nataas, Kings NY Co A 10-01-1945 vic Malmedy, Belgium Magnus A Nataas
Pvt Hugh J Nelson, Sheboygan, WI 18-10-1944 vic Wurselen, Germany Hugh J Nelson
Pfc Kristian Nilsen, New York, NY Co B 22-12-1944 vic Malmedy, Belgium Kristian Nilsen
Pvt Raymond M Nordin, Grant, MN Co A 18-10-1944 vic Wurselen, Germany Raymond M Nordin
Cpl Milnor S Olson, Traill, ND Co D 05-11-1944 vic Aachen, Germany Milnor S Olson
Pfc Omer E Olson, Grant, MN Co B 10-01-1945 vic Malmedy, Belgium Omer E Olson
Pfc Robert A Phillips, Bates, MN 17-09-1944 Canal Drive, Belgium Robert A Phillips
Cpl Orin P Semingson, Dunn, WI Co D 21-08-1944 vic Elbeuf, France Orin P Semingson
S/Sgt Osmund C Skarning, Hennepin, MN Co A 19-09-1944 Canal Drive, Belgium Osmund Skarning
Pfc Odd Myer Stenvik, Snohomish, WA HQ Co 26-08-1944 vic Elbeuf, France Odd Myer Stenvik
Pvt Olaf K Swendsen, Kings, NY Co A 18-10-1944 vic Wurselen, Germany Olaf K Swendsen
1Lt Merton E Swenson, Hennepin, MN Co B 10-01-1945 vic Malmedy, Belgium Merton E Swenson
2Lt Edwin C Terrell, Tarrant, TX Co C 21-10-1944 vic Wurselen, Germany Edwin C Terrell
Pvt Paul P Thomle, Milwaukee, WI 18-09-1944 Canal Drive, Belgium Paul P Thomle
Pvt Thelmer A Thompson, La Crosse, WI Med Det 17-09-1944 Canal Drive, Belgium Thelmer A Thompson
S/Sgt Sigurd O Thorsen, Richmond, VA Co C 12-09-1945 Norway (Jeep Accident) Sigurd O Thorsen
Pfc Bruce E Tompkins, King, WA Co A 28-12-1944 vic Malmedy, Belgium Bruce E Tompkins
2Lt Elmer L Trefren, Caldonia, VT Co C 22-10-1944 vic Wurselen, Germany Elmer L Trefren
Pvt Elmer C Weinrich, Tulsa, OK Co B 09-01-1945 vic Malmedy, Belgium Elmer C Weinrich
Pfc Anton O Wilberg, Cook, IL Co A 17-09-1944 Canal Drive, Belgium Anton O Wilberg