A photo and short notice about the death of Orlan Robert Cool via newspapers.com Original sources: The Fargo Forum, Daily Republican, and Moorhead Daily News, Mon Mar. 16, 1942 Page 12.
Orlan Robert Cool’s gravesite at Dovre Lutheran Cemetery in Newburg lies near the graves of his father and mother. Courtesy of Murray Sagsveen.
Researcher finds evidence of sailor, investigates 10 other missing ND servicemen
When Orlan Robert Cool went missing after his ship broke apart off Newfoundland’s frozen coast during a freak storm on Feb. 18, 1942, his death was a double tragedy for his family in Newburg, North Dakota. He became the second son out of four to die. The other two would be dead within two years.
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