Olaf Marinius Nord ^{1 2 4 5 6 7}

  General Notes:

Occupation: US Army Band Leader Military Service: US Army Band Leader, WWI, WWII
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(Source: Plattsburgh Sentinel, Plattsburgh, NY, 27 Jun 1916)

Corporal O. M. Nord, formerly a sergeant in the 8th Infantry band, is now in this city with the Coast Artillery band. Corporal Nord is a musician of more than ordinary ability and was a favorite with the music lovers of this city when he was stationed here.
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(Source: Plattsburgh Daily Press, Plattsburgh, NY, 12 Jul 1935)

WARRANT OFFICER NORD VISITING HERE
ACCOMPANIED BY FAMILY AND MOTHER-IN-LAW, MRS. LENA ARBENGER, VISITING AT HOME OF W. J. ARBENGER

Warrant Officer and Mrs. Olaf M. Nord and family accompanied by Mrs. Nord 's mother, Lena Arbenger, are visiting at the home of Mrs. Arbenger's son, City Clerk Walter J. Arbenger, 126 South Catherine Street, for a period of two weeks.

Warrant Officer Nord, recent band leader of the 3rd U.S. Infantry at Fort Snelling, has been ordered detached to foreign service, his new station being the Hawaiian Islands. Together with his family and Mrs. Arbenger they will sail from New York on the Transport Republic July 29th.

Warrant Officer Nord formerly served with the 5th Infantry band at Plattsburgh barracks as sergeant and thereafter with the coast artillery band at Fort Preble, Me., and at Ft. Hamilton. During the World War he organized the 307th and 308th National Army bands and served as band leader with the 307th Infantry in France until transferred to the 7th Infantry band while stationed in Coblenz, Germany. He held the rank of second lieutenant.

Mr. Nord is a graduate of the Band Masters School conducted by Walter Damroch in France and the Army Music School of Washington, D.C.

Since his graduation from the Army Music School he has served as band leader of the 7th Calvary band at El Paso, Texas and the 3rd Infantry band at Fort Snelling.

Mrs. Arbenger who is to accompany her daughter and son-in-law to Hawaii was 82 years old last January and is in excellent health.
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(Source: Plattsburgh Press Republican, Plattsburgh, NY, 19 Dec 1953)

OLAF M. NORD

This week we were handed a notation by Mrs. Walter J. Arbenger to the effect that Olaf M. Nord, a brother-in-law of the late Mr. Arbenger, now is attending Glendale College in California at the age of 65.

Many may remember Olaf Nord. He was a member of the regimental band at Plattsburgh Barracks around the turn of the century. He married Beulah Arbenger. His father in law, Philip Arbenger, was burled in the Post cemetery in 1898. Nord retired from military service several years ago as a band leader. He served in two world wars and on the Mexican border.

His studies at Glendale College include music, jewelry designing and woodworking. The Nords have seven children, two in military service, and several grandchildren.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth information of 24 June 1882.This birth date was given on the Social Security Death Index. ⁵

• He immigrated in 1904.
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Plattsburgh, NY on 21 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 35, Family 230, Roll 932
Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York
12 Johnson Avenue; Home rented
Olaf Nord..Son-in-Law..24..NOR..Married 0 years..Sergeant, US Army
(Living with wife at the home of her widowed mother.)
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• He resided at 82 Johnson Avenue in 1913 in Plattsburgh, NY.


1913 City Directory Plattsburgh, New York
Lena Arbenger...widow of Philip, h 82 Johnson Ave.
Walter Arbenger...Clerk, res 82 Johnson Ave
Olof Nord...Musician, U.S.A., res 82 Johnson Ave.
(NOTE - It is unclear where Olof's wife, Beulah, resided at the time.)
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• He was naturalized in 1917. ⁶

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Camp Pike, AR on 24 January 1920. ⁶

1920 US Census
Sheet 34A, District 175, Line 42, Roll 80
Camp Pike, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Olaf N. Nord..34..Married..NOR..Band Leader, US Army..Immig. 1904..Nat. 1917

(Living separately from his wife while stationed with the US Army.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Fort Ruger Military Reservation, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii on 1 April 1940. ⁴

1940 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 2-66, Line 13, Family 31, Roll 4585
Fort Ruger Military Reservation, Honolulu County, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
57B & 57C Diamond Head Road; House rented, $65
Olaf M. Nord..Head..54..Norway..12th grade..Warrant Officer, US Army..earned $2436 in 1939
(Living with wife, 2 children, and widowed mother-in-law.)
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• He was buried after 15 August 1965 in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, CA.

Plot: Homeward, Map A31, Lot 4461, Space 4
Find A Grave Memorial #85921976
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Olaf married Beulah Selma Arbenger, daughter of Phillip Arbenger and Lena Syversdatter Hanson, on 17 January 1910 in Plattsburgh, NY.^{1 2 3 4} (Beulah Selma Arbenger was born on 6 January 1893 in , Fort Sidney County, NE,^{2 3 4 8 9 10 11} died on 26 June 1964 in Glendale, CA ^{10 11} and was buried after 26 June 1964 in Los Angeles, CA ¹¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Plattsburgh, NY on 21 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 35, Family 230, Roll 932
Plattsburg, Clinton County, New York
12 Johnson Avenue; Home rented
Beula Nord..Dau..17..NE..Married 0 years..0/0
Olaf Nord..SonL...24..NOR..Married 0 years..Sergeant, US Army

(Beulah and Olaf were living with her widowed mother.)
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Brooklyn, NY on 2 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 492, Family 25, Roll 1157
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
515 - 88th Street; Home rented
Beulah Nord..Head..26..NE
Lena Nord..Daughter..9..NY
Walter Nord..Son..4-7/12..ME
Lena Arbenger..Mother..66..Widowed..NOR..Immig. 1867
Walter J. Arbenger..Brother..30..ND..Statistician, Marine Corps.

NOTE - The husband, Olaf, was enumerated elsewhere while stationed with the US Armty.
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Fort Ruger Military Reservation, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii on 1 April 1940. ⁴

1940 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 2-66, Line 13, Family 31, Roll 4585
Fort Ruger Military Reservation, Honolulu County, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
57B & 57C Diamond Head Road; House rented, $65
Olaf M. Nord..Head..54..Norway..12th grade..Warrant Officer, US Army..earned $2436 in 1939
Beulah S. Nord..Wife..47..Nebraska..12th grade
Harold W. Nord..Son..18..Arkansas..9th grade
Elsie E. Nord..Dau..12..District Of Columbia..6th grade
Lena Arbenger..MothrL..87..Norway..8th grade..Widowed
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  Marriage Notes:

Marriage: In Plattsburgh, 17 Jan 1910, at the M. E. parsonage by Rev. Dr. J. E. Mead, Olaf M. Nord and Beulah S. E. Arbenger both of Plattsburgh.

(Source: Plattsburgh Sentinel, Plattsburgh, NY, 20 Jan 1910)
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