Wanamingo
Albert Axelson
1924 — 2024
A. Kenneth "Ken" Axelson, age 100, of Wanamingo, Minnesota, died peacefully with his family surrounding him on Thursday, April 11, 2024. He was born in Welch, Minnesota on April 2, 1924, to Henry and Esther (Norell) Axelson. Ken was a 1943 graduate of Red Wing High School. He served in the United States Army as a medic assigned to the 93rd Medical Collecting Company attached to the 348 Engineers and landed on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, during the Allied invasion of France. Ken spent the summer of 1944 working in the first air evacuation hospital on Omaha Beach. In the fall of 1944, Ken transferred to the 2nd Battalion of the 502 Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division....