Lian, Elmer T.
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Lian, Elmer T.
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Edward Lian, born Jan. 20, 1885 near Ringerike, Norway, immigrated to America in 1906. He settled in Fairdale (ND), where he married Martha Haug in 1917. Edward died in December 1976 in Grand Forks (ND). Elmer T. Lian, Edward and Martha Haug's oldest son, was born on April 17, 1918 in Fairdale. He entered the Air Force in 1942 and was a prisoner of war in Germany.
Lian was born in Fairdale, N.D. in 1918. Entered the Army as a 2nd Lt. around 1940 and was assigned to the 3rd Infantry. Joined the U.S. Army Air Force in 1941 and became a pilot of a B-24 bomber. Shot down by the Germans in Sept. 1944 and placed in the Stalag Luft I POW camp. Liberated by the Russians in 1945. Retired as a Lt. Col. from the U.S. Air Force.
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