Historian Shawn McElwee found the final resting place of John Olson at the Lockport Cemetery. The tombstone was in bad shape and unreadable. A new tombstone was shipped through the work of McElwee and the National Veterans Association. Shawn McElwee, Jerry McElwee, and George Konow (local Lockport Resident) replaced the old tombstone with the new tombstone. Then, through the approval of National Veterans Association, the old tombstone was installed in the John Olson Post 18 Lockport memorial garden. Plaques were installed at both locations to signify the significance of John Olson, The story was told during the rededication ceremony on Memorial Day, 2011.

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